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Count Financial bolsters leadership team

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
The former head of compliance and professional standards at IOOF has joined the leadership team of Count Financial. Phil Creswell joins Count Financial as its new head of professional standards from April 14. Creswell previously worked with Countplus ...

Industry bodies work to ease regulatory burdens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... advisers and accountants can better cope with the load during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ben Marshan, FPA head of policy and standards, told Financial Standard that while the taskforce has been working together to ease regulatory burden for about six months ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... brought several issues to the fore. "This crisis has brought a number of key ESG issues into focus, ranging from labour standards and workforce management, the potential need for a universal basic income (and consideration of what role companies have ...

AFCA updates approach amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... financial firms are currently operating in when considering any complaints that may arise, as well as any revised regulatory standards or guidance that may apply." He added that AFCA recognises small business owners and consumers are under a lot of pressure ...

Chief economist update: The cheaper alternative

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... spend as much as 15% worth of the UK's national output. To limited avail. But Johnson's draconian - by western standards - shutdown regulations gave Britons hope. So much so that, according to the latest YouGov poll, Boris' net approval rating ...

FPA advocates for reduced pension minimums

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... with the retirement income review to air the concerns of FPA members in-person. FPA head of policy and professional standards Ben Marshan - who authored the submission - also attended. According to Marshan, the meeting covered the role of advice in helping ...

Banks defer small business loan repayments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... capacity to do so. "As a result, the Australian banking system is well-capitalised by both historical and international standards," Byres said. "APRA's objective in building up this capital strength has been to ensure it is available to be drawn ...

FASEA exam to go online

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has cancelled the scheduled April adviser exam, with advisers set to take it online as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on. FASEA has been forced to cancel its April face-to-face exams. Recognising the ...

deVere launches global contactless advice offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... worldwide, contactless advice service. In an effort to ensure those seeking advice stick to global social distancing standards, deVere is launching a contactless advice service, which will see clients conduct a "wealth scan in", a fact find, and be provided ...

Financial regulators poised for action

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... nation's markets had "been strong and resilient", it said the pre-emptive action was required to maintain those "high standards". "Australia's equity markets have seen exponential increases in the number of trades executed, with a particularly ...