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APRA warns trustees on PYSP deadline breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... application or the fixed-term insurance issue must provide details of how it intends to apply the law. If a significant breach has occurred or will occur, APRA said a trustee must ensure it follows its standard breach assessment procedures and report ...

Whistleblowers given new protection

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
From July 1, whistleblowers who report misconduct about companies and company officers have more rights and stronger protections. The Corporations Act 2001 has been updated to better protect corporate whistleblowers by requiring their confidentiality ...

YouTube fundie woes continue

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened an investigation into the events surrounding the suspension of the Woodford Equity Income Fund, with Link Group now caught in the scandal. Earlier this month, star UK fund manager Neil Woodford took ...

AustralianSuper, Link renew mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... charges where relevant; Link to meet certain performance standards; and the right to terminate in the event of a material breach that cannot be remedied. Link managing director John McMurtrie said the group is delighted to continue the partnership. "As ...

AMP Super, board slapped with licence conditions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... identified these areas that needed improvement: conflicts of interest management, governance and risk management practices, breach remediation processes, addressing poor risk culture and strengthening accountability mechanisms. The new directions will ...

ASIC chases licensee over conflicted remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
In a signal of ASIC's intent, the first case concerning alleged breaches of conflicted remuneration provisions is underway in the Federal Court. The corporate regulator is seeking to declare The SMSF Club and its licensee RM Capital contravened the ...

Blue Sky dissolves chief executive role

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... annual capex. These were to be measured quarterly. Blue Sky met them for the December quarter but on May 9 said it was in breach of the minimum recurring cash EBITDA covenant as at March 31 and it was talking to Oaktree to vary or restructure the covenants. ...

Suncorp Super faces action over adviser pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
Two law firms are working to bring a class action against a retail superannuation fund, with existing and former members suing over conflicted remuneration paid to financial advisers. Suncorp Portfolio Service, also known as Suncorp Super, is facing ...

Macquarie Securities cops ASIC penalty

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
Macquarie's securities business has paid a $300,000 penalty for contravening market integrity rules, the corporate regulator said this morning. ASIC issued an infringement notice to Macquarie Securities on May 3, after its markets disciplinary panel ...

Former Beacon adviser banned

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
A former Beacon Financial Group financial adviser was handed a permanent ban by ASIC. Phillip Emidio Bruni first provided advice in 2004 and worked at The FinancialLink Group for about two years ending 2017, ASIC's Financial Adviser Register shows. ...