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Three-month relief proposal gains traction

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... that the Corporations (Relevant Providers Exams Standard) (Amendment No. 1) Determination 2021 has been lodged with the federal register of legislation. It follows a consultation period in which FASEA received eight formal submissions during July. That ...

Financial services market skyrockets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
... attributed to the growth in the overall market. "The huge injection of hundreds of billions of dollars of stimulus by the federal and state governments to support businesses and families forced into financial distress by the measures used to fight the ...

CBA to publicise misconduct

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
The Federal Court has imposed orders on Commonwealth Bank that require it to publish notices on its website and newsroom for charging higher interest rates on business overdraft accounts than what it advised its customers over a four-year period. CBA ...

RI Advice names Practice of the Year

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... curve. It has also strengthened the trust our clients place in us to act in their best interest." Earlier in the month, the Federal Court found that RI Advice Group failed to provide rigorous oversight over a former financial adviser which then resulted ...

Industry associations slam last resort scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association, and the Boutique Financial Planning Principals Association are pushing the federal government to make structural changes to the scheme. The draft legislation proposes the CSLR to be a subsidiary of the ...

ASIC takes property development group to court

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... was raised from the investors, some of which ASIC alleges was used for personal use by the defendants. The Australian Federal Police and ASIC executed search warrants on a residential premise and business premises on 17 December 2020. Freezing orders ...

Industry Fund Services executive departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... 21, IFS closed AUSfund, which was set up 33 years ago as a fund for unclaimed or dormant superannuation funds, after the federal government's legislation made it mandatory for superannuation funds to transfer low-balance or dormant accounts to the ...

Delta to impact real estate market: Analysis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... the UK next month. BuyersBuyers said Australia's elimination approach to COVID-19 simply won't be able to continue. The federal and state governments have agreed to a four-stage process to open up and live with COVID-19, and the final step arrives when ...

Profit boost for CBA, ups remediation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... customers' best interest when recommending life insurance products. ASIC is also taking action against CFSI in the Federal Court regarding its communication to members about the rollout of MySuper. CBA will pay a final dividend of $2.00 a share ...

Vanguard incentivises staff to get the jab

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... eight Sydney Local Government Areas (LGAs) to get the jab using the AstraZeneca vaccine. Designed in partnership with the federal government's COVID Shield Taskforce, the initiative provides onsite, workplace vaccination hubs for some employees in ...