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Super funds are ready for RIC: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
Super fund leaders are confident they're ready for the fast-approaching Retirement Income Covenant (RIC) deadline. According to research conducted by CoreData, Australian super funds are ready to publish the retirement income strategies needed to ...

ASIC obtains orders to freeze assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... investigation continued. Likewise, the Federal Court has recently made orders against A One Multi arising from unlicensed conduct and the transfer of investor funds into crypto assets. ASIC concluded it will continue to investigate and take action against ...

Insurers to get new advocacy body

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... CALI's initial focus will be on lifting consumer standards within the industry through professional standards and codes of conduct; advocating for appropriate, affordable, and sustainable cover; educating broadly on the value of insurance; and identifying ...

Squirrel Super to pay over false property claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... ASIC found that to be untrue. In October 2018 the company was issued two $12,600 infringement notices by ASIC over the conduct, which it failed to pay. Squirrel asked for an extension to pay them but again failed to do so. It was also found Squirrel ...

Former adviser wins appeal, convictions quashed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... truism that agents may honestly exceed the bounds of their authority." At the time, the judge determined that Jayaweera's conduct involved a high level of planning, sophistication and persistence. In appealing the conviction, it was argued that there ...

Selfwealth announces crypto offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... asset type and associated risks, and thoughtfully selected tokens. "We are giving clients access because we want them to conduct their own research and be comfortable with the decision to invest in a riskier asset," she explained. "From our initial research ...

Defective disclosures see Avanteos Investments fined

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
... 499 deceased super members almost $700,000 in fees when it was not entitled to do so. The presiding judge labelled the conduct a "systemic breakdown", saying it was a "very serious failing of corporate governance and an example of a financial corporation ...

First Sentier named Investment Manager of the Year

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
First Sentier Investors won Investment Manager of the Year award at the Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards, taking the title from Macquarie Investment Management which held it for four years running. The Investment Leadership Awards celebrate ...

HSBC wins ETF Securities mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
ETF Securities has awarded a mandate for a range of services, including fund administration. The mandate covers middle-office, custody and fund administration services administered by the Australian provider of ETF Securities. The firm says it selected ...

No more changes to risk commissions: ClearView

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
About 67% of financial advisers say they'd stop offering standalone risk advice if there are further changes to life insurance commissions. That's according to a survey conducted by ClearView, which found a further 20% are unsure if they'd continue ...