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FPA calls for levy overhaul

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... increases of this scale will cease for 2020-21 or future years," De Gori said. The FPA believes the review should reconsider whether ASIC should continue to recoup the entire cost of regulating the industry through the levy as enforcement action is only ...

High Court dismisses Westpac appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... "that Westpac has in fact considered one or more of the member's objectives, financial situation and needs and not whether the member might expect that Westpac should have considered these circumstances". The decision states that the judge in the ...

Shipton to leave ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... Shipton or former deputy chair Daniel Crennan. However, Thom did say it was open to Treasury to seek legal advice as to whether Shipton breached applicable codes of conduct and what action could be taken if so. "After considering Dr Thom's report ...

NAB swallows up neobank

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... accounts with Xinja, with a total value of $65,809, were transferred to NAB for customers to collect. It remains to be seen whether neobanks will become the game changers they were expected to; the big four still control around 75% of the financial services ...

BlackRock reinforces commitment to ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... and to consider how, like the pandemic, it will alter our lives," Fink said. "It has reminded us how the biggest crises, whether medical or environmental, demand a global and ambitious response." Fink's letter particularly noted that data and disclosure ...

Family home dominates adviser conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... Australia. BT technical consultant Tim Howard said advisers can encourage their clients to discuss early in the process whether a downsizer contribution to super should be part of their financial plan. Another area of interest for clients downsizing ...

Super fund ousts ethical manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... the unexpected," Farrar said. "It's important that our members understand how much insurance cover they have, and whether it is the right amount for their personal circumstances. "We are making it easier for our members to obtain more cover without ...

Xinja returns deposits

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... share trading platform Dabble, giving investors access to over 3000 stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). It is unclear whether this will go ahead as one of Dabble's features was to sit alongside Xinja's savings account Stash and customers will ...

Does financial services have a problem with women?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... aware of this harassment allegation but continued to promote Pahari all the way up to the top job prompted some to ask whether there was something wrong with the culture of the company. Senator Deborah O'Neill used parliamentary privilege to share ...

QBE takes final hit in FCA test case

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... to resolve legal issues concerning the interpretation of common business interruption policy wordings, in relation to whether they respond to COVID-19 and related government mandated lockdowns. The High Court agreed with the Supreme Court, ruling against ...