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Count Financial makes growth-focused hire

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... appointment comes just over a month after the firm hired former IOOF alumnus Phil Creswell as its head of professional standards. It also comes as Rainmaker analysis reveals nearly 1500 advisers have dropped off the ASIC Financial Adviser Register since ...

US pension funds approach point of no return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... Chicago Tribune saying the use of COVID-19 as an excuse for the bailout is "beyond galling". "Even by this state's low standards, asking federal taxpayers from California to North Carolina, from North Dakota to Texas - farmers, small business owners ...

S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... surprising companies kicked out. Twitter and Walmart were dropped from the ESG index for failing to meet certain ESG standards while Facebook, which was removed last year due to several controversies, made a re-entry. Twitter was ineligible for the index ...

Westpac admits to failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... "Westpac acknowledges that financial crime is a serious threat to society and is determined to continue to lift its standards and meet its anti-money laundering and other financial crime obligations," the bank said. AUSTRAC alleges that Westpac's oversight ...

Chief economist update: China's beef with Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... biggest trading partner. China has recently banned meat imports from Australia, citing violations of quarantine and custom standards. The ban on beef came soon after China's Ministry of Commerce gave Australian barley suppliers 10 days to "please ...

Government delays RC implementation timeline

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... already been significant regulatory reforms in the area of financial advice and some reforms, such as the Professional Standards for Financial Advisers are still being implemented," Kewin said. "Access to financial advice will be critical for Australians ...

Insurer invokes financial hardship policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... Mamelok said that while Integrity Life's measures pre-date the call from ASIC, it's very supportive of industry-wide standards. "Integrity Life supports the expectations outlined in ASIC's recent letter to life insurers to assist Australians affected ...

FASEA extension to pass next week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... Senate sitting calendar next week as non-controversial, meaning both parties agree it should pass. FPA head of policy and standards Ben Marshan said that during the webinar, which could not be attended by media, confirmation of the extension was welcomed ...

AFSL pleads guilty to mishandling client money

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... spokesperson for Pershing said. "PSAL has implemented changes to its systems and processes and is committed to the highest standards of professionalism and integrity. We look forward to putting this matter behind us."

No change of mind for ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... payment on the basis of a determination that is later revoked by the ATO, APRA's view is that no breach of the payment standards in the SIS Act and Regulations will have occurred," the ATO said. "However, where a trustee makes a payment after a determination ...