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Advice complaints low: AFCA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... by Donald as a trend in complaints that AFCA has noticed. The advice to purchase property with an SMSF, especially in a rural area, was also complained about. "Last year we had 40% more complaints than we budgeted for," Donald said. He added that the ...

Short seller bites the dust

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... "scams" was dealt a blow in a Supreme Court judgment handed down yesterday. Texas-based Bonitas Research previously alleged Rural Funds Group (ASX: RFF) was overstating its net assets and fudging profits with dubious valuations of its assets or fabricating ...

Argo Investments' profit plunges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... These include investments in Amcor, AP Eagers, Corporate Travel Management, Downer EDI, Freedom Foods, Ramsay Health Care, Rural Funds Group, Treasury Wine Estates and Tassal Group. Argo fully exited its position in Automotive Holdings Group (taken over ...

Fintech appoints former super fund chief

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
The former chief executive of a $78 billion superannuation fund has joined the board of an ASX-listed fintech. Former First State Super chief Michael Dwyer has joined the board of Iress, alongside Trudy Vonhoff. The two have been appointed as non-executive ...

Free advice for bushfire victims

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... ATO has assessed eligible on compassionate grounds. Meanwhile, the AMP Foundation is offering financial assistance to all rural fire brigades where AMP customers and employees volunteer.

La Trobe, State Super donate to bushfire appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... employees in New South Wales, has pledged support for members amid the bushfire crisis and is donating $10,000 to the NSW Rural Fire Service for bushfire relief. State Super chief executive John Livanas said the fund will also match donations to the ...

Fix gaps in AFCA remit: Creevey Russell

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... million. "Given the continuing revelations of serious misconduct by Australian banks, our firm and a prominent client from the rural sector are concerned Australian banks may have misled the government into agreeing to a monetary cap of $5 million and ...

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... areas until September 2019. In light of this, Senator Hume said the exam extension will ensure that all advisers, including rural and regional advisers, will have two years to sit the exam, as originally intended. FASEA requires existing financial advisers ...

AFA Foundation headed for milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... charity often cannot answer up to 20% of calls because of lack of funding. The AFA Foundation's charity partners this year are Rural Aid, MS Research and the Carly Ryan Foundation. The Carly Ryan Foundation was established by Carly Ryan's mother after ...

No extension to FASEA deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... concerns around the deadlines are really more about accessibility." Ensuring financial advisers operating in regional and rural areas have an opportunity to sit the exam and making sure people with family commitments have an opportunity to meet the degree ...