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First advice reform bill passes parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... administrative steps in obtaining clients' consent to ongoing fee arrangements, provide flexibility in producing the Financial Services Guides, and improve transparency and protections for consumers who receive personal advice on insurance products. ...

iExtend receives AFSL after lengthy wait

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... having the AFSL "also broadens the scope of iExtend's offering, enabling iExtend to fully participate in the financial services market and to provide financial advisers with stronger support to help their clients with insurances that would otherwise ...

Former director disqualified for breaching obligations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
Having been involved in three failed companies, ASIC has disqualified a former financial services industry director for five years. Christian Oey was the director of two financial services companies between May 1999 and November 2018, Clickthru and ...

Committee calls for 'sick agency' ASIC to be split in half

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... transparency, and that it be provided in draft form to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services for inquiry and report. The committee also believes the government should make it a legislated regulatory objective of ASIC's ...

Federation AM invests in Astris Advisory

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
Federation Asset Management has taken a stake in Japanese financial services firm Astris Advisory Japan K.K. for an undisclosed amount. The Tokyo-based advisory firm helps connect Japanese corporates with the international investment community and vice ...

Advent International lands in Australia, names MD

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... Advent has $94 billion in assets under management, investing in companies that operate in sectors that include financial services, healthcare, industrial, retail, and technology. Advent is already familiar with local businesses, having invested US$1.2 ...

Morningstar names new manager research lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... fund's fees, features and performance. The new research head brings over 10 years of strategic leadership across financial services and superannuation. He was most recently head of research and retirement income at Insignia Financial leaving the ...

FSC releases new standard on scam mitigation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and its superannuation funds members have adopted a new standard to protect consumers from financial harm. The FSC's Standard demonstrates its members' commitment to protecting customers from scams and fraud by setting ...

ASIC takes action against Guildfords FM, director

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... ASIC disqualified Atkins from managing corporations for five years and banned him for 10 years from providing financial services and engaging in credit activities. He has been banned from leaving the country since mid-2023. ASIC found that Guildfords ...

Clime completes Madison Financial sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... director to the board commencing July 1. Baragwanath is a senior executive and consultant with over 18 years of financial services experience, including roles as a division head, distribution manager, and specialist product manager. Baragwanath was formerly ...