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Kiwi markets regulator names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... Reserve Bank of New Zealand and worked at the Financial Services Authority in London (now known as the Financial Conduct Authority). "Samantha Barrass brings deep international regulatory experience and leadership skills to the role. She has had a very ...

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 ...

FAR draft legislation released

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
The government on Friday released the draft legislation for the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) which will apply to superannuation funds and insurers. The FAR extends the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) which has applied to banks ...

FASEA scraps three-month rule

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is introducing a relief that will allow financial advisers to sit the November examination regardless of their last sitting. FASEA is proposing to relax the three-month registration requirement in ...

Fund managers failing value assessments: FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... financial services regulator reveals. A review of 18 fund managers between July 2020 and May 2021 by the Financial Conduct Authority found that active managers do not seriously consider how their investment policy, strategy and fees work together to ...

UK bans crypto exchange Binance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has banned well-known and popular crypto exchange Binance from operating in its jurisdiction. Binance, which is Cayman Islands domiciled, claims to be the biggest Bitcoin exchange and alt-coin cryptocurrency exchange ...

JANA appoints head of sustainability

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... Africa.Prior to this, she was an investigator in enforcement and financial crime division of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority. "JANA has been steadily expanding our capabilities in the sustainability space in recent years. We are thrilled to have ...

Former adviser pleads guilty over million-dollar super theft

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
Victorian-based Ahmed Saad has pleaded guilty after previously being charged with dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception for his role in an illegal retail superannuation scheme. ASIC alleges that Saad, while working as an authorised ...

Vanguard UK upends cost of advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... pay entry or exit fees. Vanguard's fee sits well below the industry average. UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority calculated that advisers charge 2.4% on average on investible amounts for the initial advice and 0.8% per year for ongoing advice. ...

Equity Trustees adds new client

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... Managers looking for a turn-key solution to launching UCITS funds in Europe." Gate is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and invests in equities, bonds, futures, options and alternative assets. "Equity Trustees have shown a true partnership ...