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Small advice firms face big data breach penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Small financial advice practices that breach new cybersecurity laws coming into effect next month can face penalties of up to $1.8 million. The stark warning comes from the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, which is urging small ...

Institutions urged to overhaul outdated risk management practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
Australia's financial institutions lack the capability to understand and manage risks that flow from rapidly changing social attitudes and should consider creating a dedicated role in response. That is the view of the Actuaries Institute's Ian Laughlin ...

2017 AGMs less tumultuous: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
The number of top 200 ASX-listed companies that received a strike against pay resolutions in 2017 has dropped, as shareholders increasingly become more engaged during proxy season, ASIC says. The corporate regulator, which closely monitors the outcomes ...

IFM increases stake in Decimal

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... solutions via Mercer's superannuation administration platform. Members will be able to engage better with the super funds, and monitor and manage their accounts through personalised education and insights. Last month, IFM Investors opened a new office ...

ASIC ramps up surveillance and remediation after adviser conflict report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
ASIC is ramping up its surveillance and remediation processes to help curb further adviser conflicts of interest within vertically integrated institutions. In light of the Report 562 findings, which examined adviser conflicts of interest across bank-owned ...

Australia increases foreign direct investment inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... increase in 2017, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor shows international flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) fell 16% in 2017 to an estimated US$1.52 trillion ($1.9 trillion). ...

HUB24 responds to adviser demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... enables advisers to track clients' contributions to their superannuation. It also allows advisers to generate reports and monitor client progress towards contribution cap limits. HUB24 director of strategic development, Jason Entwistle, said the new ...

ASIC puts corner-cutting advisers on notice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... Kell said. "AFS licensees have ultimate responsibility for the conduct of their representatives and need to effectively monitor and supervise their representatives." Outlining its expectations, ASIC said AFS licensees must train staff as to their professional ...

HLB Mann Judd revises AFSL

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... active in the provision of IERs have heightened responsibilities as financial system gatekeepers. We will continue to monitor licensees and, where necessary, take licensing and enforcement actions," ASIC commissioner John Price said.

The next generation of adviser and client

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
Recognising the barriers to gender equality in the financial advice industry and taking steps to widen the entry door for women is vital to the positive progression of female advisers and traditional business models. State Street Global Advisors' SPDR ...