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AustralianSuper breaks into world's top 20 pension funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
The superannuation giant has jumped two places in a global survey of pensions and now ranks number 20 with total assets of US$169 billion. According to annual research conducted by the Thinking Ahead Institute and Pensions & Investments, 15 Australian ...

FS Power50: Last day to vote

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... strong social media following. They are well known and respected among their peers, viewed as role models in the way they conduct their professional practice. They are also successful business owners, award-winners, policy influencers, mentors, and financial ...

Insurers are 'fishing' for non-disclosures: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... permanent disability (TPD) insurance. The Financial Services Royal Commission examined several case studies of egregious conduct in which physical surveillance and non-disclosure investigations were improperly used. In response to one of the case studies ...

Spirit Super consortium withdraws from port acquisition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
The Spirit Super and Palisade Investment Partners Consortium has not proceeded with its Port of Geelong acquisition, withdrawing its request for merger clearance from the ACCC. The ACCC recently informed the Spirit Super Palisade Consortium that it ...

Focus on providing 'good advice': QAR draft proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... also creates the opportunity to remove many of the regulatory requirements relating to disclosure and some relating to conduct." 'Good advice' is defined by Levy as that which "would be reasonably likely to benefit the client, having regard to ...

MobiSuper, licensee to pay $250k penalty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... provided by MobiSuper, were provided efficiently, honestly and fairly," ASIC said. Justice Charlesworth said ZIB's conduct constituted "a serious departure from reasonable standards of performance of advice." ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said ASIC ...

Adviser standards consultation commences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
... Financial Adviser Register. Other sources for determining whether an adviser has a clean record could include whether their conduct has resulted in adverse findings against their licensee by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority; CPD compliance ...

ASIC highlights strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
... communicate expectations regarding trustees' disclosure obligations, and drive changes that improve transparency. It will conduct surveillance of trustees' oversight of advice fee deduction, monitor underperformance notifications and other communications ...

Unlicensed forex trader extradited from Poland

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
... alleged. Amid ongoing civil proceedings commenced by ASIC against him and during an ongoing ASIC investigation into his conduct, Ali fled to Poland on 8 May 2018. Following an application by ASIC, a warrant for his arrest was issued by a Queensland magistrate ...

Iress records 29% jump in profit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... profit guidance for the full year of 2022 is $177 million - $183 million, an increase of 7% - 10% versus the personal conduct purchase (PCP). It added that results are now expected to be at the lower end of the range due to investment in fund registry ...