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CFS adopts advice consent solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
Colonial First State has partnered with Iress to help it comply with the newly introduced ongoing advice fee obligations. The blockchain-supported solution will manage advice fee consent requirements for clients on CFS's platforms, FirstChoice and ...

RIAA, HESTA back key First Nations project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
Businesses and investors including HESTA and Lendlease have launched an initiative that will focus on strengthening Australia's First People's heritage laws. The First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance, the Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) ...

myprosperity launches new platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
Financial services platform myprosperity launched its latest technology offering for financial advisers. The service is called Rooms and aims to create a collaborative, fully digital service where households and businesses can connect with financial ...

CBA completes review, sued by FWO

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... have a responsibility to their employees, customers and the Australian community to get it right by prioritising workplace law compliance, investing in their payroll systems and conducting audits. Boards should treat the lawful payment of their employees ...

AustralianSuper appoints chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... this very important function," he said. Trained as a lawyer, Mantello started his career in banking and financial services law at K&L Gates in 2007. He first joined the fund in October 2011 as a commercial analyst. He has held several roles over the ...

ASIC commences proceedings against Diversa

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... 2020 it was aware that ASIC was investigating a business run by financial adviser Nizi Bhandari for contraventions of the law but did not take adequate action and continued to allow him to put clients into Diversa's superannuation product. This allegedly ...

Suncorp names chief risk officer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
Suncorp Group hired the former London-based IG Group chief commercial officer to take on its risk function. Bridget Messer is expected to commence as chief risk officer in Brisbane early next year after she relocates from the UK. Messer spent the last ...

ASIC chases $12m from Mayfair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
The regulator claims Mayfair 101 entities should have to pay approximately $12 million in fines for misleading and deceptive conduct, but Mayfair founder James Mawhinney maintains there was no wrongdoing. ASIC is seeking $12 million in penalties from ...

AIOFP petitions to delay DDO, annual renewal

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
The Association of Independently Owned Finance Professionals is calling on lawmakers to delay two major financial advice reforms until 2022 by launching an online petition. The AIOFP is seeking to delay the Design and Distribution Obligations and consent ...

SMSFs welcome RIC exemption

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... income. Trustees must ensure that members have flexible access to their funds over the retirement period. "Just because the law doesn't require you to have a retirement income strategy, doesn't mean you shouldn't have one. It's not a ...