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Advice firm awarded international certification

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... their total balance sheets and consequently their financial futures. To be a fiduciary means we are bound by the highest standards and three primary duties." Centre for Fiduciary Excellence managing director Carlos Manskep said the centre's independent ...

ERS doesn't justify higher SG: Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... accessed their super early, four in five have not. Policy makers can only justify forcibly lowering someone's living standards during their working life - by lifting compulsory super - if they are protecting that person from an even worse outcome in ...

APRA spells out unlisted asset valuation standards

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
APRA has been forced to clarify the standards it holds for superannuation trustees when valuing unlisted assets. It comes as the market downturn as a result of the pandemic and the Early Release of Superannuation Scheme (ERS) has led to industry concerns ...

ASIC slammed over SMSF data

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... matter forward." Member of the House of Economics Jason Falinski questioned if ASIC is holding themselves to the same standards as they set for financial institutions. "It's fair to say it was the way ASIC presented that data and I can't believe ...

Debt vulture crackdown welcome

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... license. Now there are suggestions debt management and credit repair firms held to the kind of regulatory and ethical standards financial advisers are held to. The Consumer Action Law Centre wants these debt assistance providers to have membership with ...

LGS certified carbon neutral

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... form of employment opportunities for the local population, especially for women in enterprise. "They also raise living standards through clean water and solar energy as well as introducing innovations into local agriculture," Yip said. LGS' head office ...

ATO can make cost of advice cheaper: Asher

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... are forced to at least offer such cover, while help from the ATO could reduce the cost of advice in improving living standards for older Australians. "It seems clear that more direct government intervention may be required - just like the introduction ...

Financial institution charged over Epstein scandal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... evidence that FBME improved the quality of its controls over several years." Continual failings by FBME in meeting US standards resulted in the US Treasury Department Financial Crimes Enforcement Network mandating all banks in the US to cease doing business ...

Trust in advisers wanes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... change investors' minds as to where and how they will seek advice. Further, 40% of investors believe professional standards will improve as a direct result of the Royal Commission. "With interest rates at low or negative levels in many places in ...

New requirements for SMSFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... will come into effect 1 July 2021. New accounting standard AASB 2020-2 has been released by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and will come into effect from 1 July 2021. The ATO said it will change the reporting requirements of certain ...