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PJC doubts life insurance industry can self-regulate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... practice, these should be replaced by a government-backed, single code. At minimum, the co-regulatory approach would register codes with ASIC and therefore become mandatory for all industry participants, the report said. It would also give the code compliance ...

New super fund combats account erosion for young Aussies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
A new superannuation fund is aiming to address the needs of Australian university students and young professionals. Student Super plans to give young Australians a head start when it comes to superannuation, saying the first decade of super contributions ...

Client longevity the largest advice disruptor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... themselves what they are really prepared to do to make sure they're creating financial security for clients. You can register for the Netwealth CPD event here.

Latest investment scam targets Jersey residents

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... foreign exchange transactions. Focus on Market is not regulated in Jersey or Australia; a search of the ASIC business register shows no result of any such company. Any financial services business operating on the self-governing British Crown Dependency ...

ASIC hits former Westpac, NAB, YBR adviser with permanent ban

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... not suggest Khan engaged in unethical conduct at these firms. Khan's ban will be recorded on ASIC's Financial Advisers Register. He has appealed to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review and stay of the regulator's decision. Last week, ASIC ...

Wearables driving life insurance engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
A renewed focus on health and wellbeing is proving to be the key to engaging members with their life insurance. Since launching its fitness and wellness program four years ago with South African insurer Discovery, AIA Australia's Vitality leads the ...

SMSF trustees warned on non-compliant crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... (Supervision) Act 1993. Pleash said the cryptocurrency boom over the last 12 months has seen a number of SMSF trustees register with digital currency exchanges such as CoinSpot and Coinbase which only allow users to sign up in their own name. "In many ...

ASIC bans former NAB, Westpac adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... determined Ramsay failed to act in the best interests of client and his banning will be recorded in the Financial Advice Register. He has the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to review ASIC's decision. Ramsay's case is among the ...

Tax adviser registrations swell

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... did not renew were no longer representatives of an Australian financial services (AFS) licensee. Others had notified to register when they did not need to, for example, or they did not actually provide tax (financial) advice services," Tax Practitioners ...

La Trobe marches credit fund beyond $2bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... specialist manages investment mandates in excess of $14 billion. Andrews added: "Following Blackstone's entry to our share register as an 80% owner, we are well placed to embark on our next phase of growth. We will also continue to broaden and evolve ...