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UBS Australia could be banned from Papua New Guinea

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... Investment banking giant UBS could be banned from Papua New Guinea and forced to repay tens of millions as a Royal Commission uncovers questionable conduct. A Royal Commission will shortly deliver its verdict in PNG after examining a 2014 decision by ...

Tough news for those already doing it tough

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... government expects its spending on assistance to the aged to increase by 5.6% by 2026, as part of the response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care. Last year's Budget included a five-year $17.7 billion plan for the aged care sector, including new ...

Practice valuations to normalise: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... prediction of Centurion Market Makers, outlined in its 2022 Practice Acquisition and Valuations Guide. With the Royal Commission now firmly in the rear vision mirror, business values will normalise as business owners settle into the 'new normal', the ...

Principals' Community retains BT members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... exceptional, truly highlighting a significant desire for support as they grow in the everchanging post-Covid and post-Royal Commission environment," Costas said. Charlie Viola, partner at Pitcher Partners Sydney Wealth Management, is a current member ...

FSCP panel members named

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
... have been appointed by Treasury as the new disciplinary regime kicks off. The Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response - Better Advice) Act 2021 established the FSCP within ASIC as the single disciplinary body for financial advisers from ...

Rainy day funds probed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1996 were made as part of the government's response to the Royal Commission with the intention of preventing super fund trustees from using member funds to pay for fines incurred by their own actions. ...

Hostplus hits members with new fee

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... ensure trustees pay certain sanctions out of their own pockets. The changes partly came about in response to the Royal Commission hearing IOOF used member money to pay fines. Hostplus said it consulted with PwC to develop a fair and appropriate methodology ...

Economics Committee to examine rainy day funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1996 were made as part of the government's response to the Hayne Royal Commission to protect the funds of members by preventing trustees from using these funds to pay for fines incurred by their own actions," ...

RI Advice slapped with $6m penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
... affiliated with RI Advice between May 2013 and June 2016. Doyle and RI Advice were closely examined at the Hayne Royal Commission as a case study in "bad advice".

Consumer advocates criticise advice review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... conflicted remuneration is the root cause of many of the problems in the financial advice sector exposed by the Royal Commission. "This review is supposed to be focused on ending conflicted remuneration in insurance and financial advice, which is the ...