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FPA to quell adviser fears around education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... come and ask questions about the forthcoming education standards, or any other area of legislation - we encourage you to register, if you haven't done already," De Gori said. De Gori explained that the new professional and education standards, to be ...

Future Fund investment mandate revised

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
From 1 July the Future Fund will have an investment mandate that targets a return of CPI plus four to five per cent. Overnight the Federal Government registered a revised investment mandate for the Future Fund, better reflecting global investment market ...

Foreign trust disclosures overhauled in NZ

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... been favoured due to the level of privacy and security. Woodward said when a foreign trust is formed in NZ it must now register with NZ government department Inland Revenue - detailing the settlor, trustees, protectors and beneficiaries. An annual return ...

Increased APRA levies provide regulator with more power

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... accountability among authorised deposit-taking institutions and their executives. Banking executives will be required to register with APRA, while the regulator's powers to remove and disqualify senior executives will be strengthened. New penalty provisions ...

Voting opens for MAX Awards

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... may vote in as many categories as you like, but you can only vote once. Click here to see the full list of finalists, register to attend and cast your votes.

Poor compliance sees AFSL suspended

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... not disclose the nature of services provided by Australia Wealth Capital Group though a search of the regulator's AFSL Register shows the company was previously authorised to provide a number of services including general financial product advice and ...

Banks can offer fintech an olive branch

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
Financial technology upstarts promise to reinvent financial services, yet large institutions are accused of hindering progress. In an email blast to thousands of customers last year, Commonwealth Bank warned the use of certain fintech services could ...

Mobile education drives advice professionalism

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
Financial advisers looking to increase their level of education in the face of the professional standards legislation can now do so through a joint venture between knowITdigital and vocational education provider Monarch Institute. Users of knowITdigital's ...

Deadline looming for adviser tax registration

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
Advisers are urged to register with the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) or else risk operating illegally, warns a member. TPB director and financial planner Julie Berry told industry colleagues at a recent conference that if they have not yet registered ...

Adviser cybercrime insurance launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
Adviser Ratings and a global insurance and risk management provider are launching an insurance policy aiming to protect advisers against cybercrime. Financial advisers registered on the Adviser Ratings platform will be eligible to take out cyber liability ...