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Planners heed SMSF risk warning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
Are you effectively communicating the importance of diversification to your SMSF clients? Delegates have been warned how to avoid triggering the ATOs radar. Aaron Dunn, who is the chief executive of Smarter SMSF, has provided an update on SMSF regulation ...

AFCA reveals approach to Code of Ethics compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
The Australian Financial Conduct Authority has outlined its approach to assessing financial planner conduct in relation to the Code of Ethics. Speaking at the FPA Congress, AFCA deputy chief ombudsman June Smith said the body will take a measured and ...

Advice practices urged to contact ombudsman

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell is calling on small business financial advice practices to share their experiences. Carnell wants to hear from those small and family enterprises being pushed out by financial ...

AFCA appoints chief operating officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has appointed a chief operating officer from the Australian Tax Office. Justin Untersteiner will join AFCA from the start of December. AFCA chief executive and chief ombudsman David Locke said Untersteiner's ...

AFCA delivers $185m in compensation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has delivered $185 million in compensation to consumers in its first year of operation. AFCA received a 40% uptick in complaints compared to previous complaints schemes. About 77% of complaints lodged have ...

AFCA gets 1450 complaints a week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has received 1450 complaints every week so far this financial year. This number has AFCA on track to beat its previous record. In July, after six months in operation the authority had received just over ...

AFCA ombudsman addresses adviser concerns

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
AFCA ombudsman Shail Singh has addressed common adviser concerns regarding the authority's introduction of legacy complaints. Speaking at a recent Financial Planning Association of Australia event, Singh said AFCA will apply the standard of the relevant ...

AFCA looks to expand senior ranks

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority is on the hunt for a new chief operating officer. The successful applicant will work with other ombudsmen and senior executives to develop and execute the organisational strategy and initiatives necessary ...

AFCA delivers $83 million win

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has collected over $83 million for consumers and small businesses in just six months. In its first six months of operations, AFCA received over 35,000 complaints and 60% of those have already been resolved. ...

Xplore Wealth launches new solution

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
In its first major move since rebranding, Xplore Wealth launched a new wrap platform. The first major product initiative since shedding its managedaccounts.com.au branding earlier this year, Xplore Wrap is Xplore Wealth's new platform offering to advisers ...