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ASIC reviews super calculators

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... super industry and is also inviting consumer groups and actuaries for their input. ASIC wants to provide "longstanding relief from personal financial advice requirements" for those who provide superannuation calculators and for super trustees who provide ...

MLC to face court over insurance failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... services and its duty to act with the utmost good faith. The regulator is seeking declarations, pecuniary penalties and other relief from the court.

Advisers query super changes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... to get their retirement savings back to where they were." Further to this, advisers wanted to know details of COVID-19 relief for SMSFs. SMSF trustees and related parties who have been unable to return to Australia due to travel restrictions will not ...

ASIC extends SoA relief measure

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
Corporate regulator ASIC is extending the temporary Statement of Advice relief measure until 15 April 2022. This marks the second time that ASIC has extended the relief measure, which enables advisers to replace SoAs with Records of Advice for existing ...

DDO nil-reporting rule scrapped

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... this would have been the vast majority of reporting required by financial planners in relation to TMD, this administrative relief by the government is a welcome outcome for the financial planning profession. However, based on these proposed updates ...

FASEA exam pass rate drops

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... financial advisers will have the chance to sit the November examination regardless of their last sitting thanks to a new relief proposed. Separately, FASEA has approved the new Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning offered by Victoria University. Advisers ...

ASIC red tape unit welcomed

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... access to affordable, high quality financial services and advice. The creation of this unit, alongside the $46 million of relief the government announced this morning for financial advice are important steps forward for Australian businesses," minister ...

Financial adviser levy to drop

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... treasurer Josh Frydenberg and minister for superannuation and financial services Jane Hume, the government said the temporary relief is aimed at ensuring Australians can continue to access affordable, professional financial advice. "The freeze in the ...

Three-month relief proposal gains traction

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
The relief that will allow financial advisers to sit the November examination regardless of their last sitting is closer to becoming official. The Financial Advisers Standards and Ethics Authority announced yesterday that the Corporations (Relevant ...

ROA relief guidance released

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... guidance and case study they have jointly compiled is to ensure that advisers understand their requirements under the COVID-19 relief measure. For the ROA relief to be applicable, advisers must reasonably consider that the advice is required because ...