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Tranche 2 of DBFO dumps SOAs, enables 'nudges'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... nature. This round of draft legislation is open for consultation until May 2. Further reforms related to the Best Interests Duty and the creation of a new class of adviser are still being worked on by Treasury. "This is about cutting red tape that adds ...

Jones flags drafting of Tranche 2 legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... harbor steps, and introduce a new class of advisers. "But I reaffirm that we are committed to modernising the best interests duty and reforming statements of advice. Just as we are committed to introducing a new class of adviser that any financial firm ...

Treasury gives Tranche 2 reform package preview

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... and will interact with the Sole Purpose Test. In addition, the second tranche also includes the modernised best interests duty, allowing advice on single or limited scope issues where it suits the client's needs, and removes the safe harbour steps. Revamped ...

Cbus lacks stringent director, expenditure policies: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... memberships or employment relationships be formally recorded in the register going forward. Turning to the Best Financial Interests Duty (BFID), Deloitte found that despite having several policies and frameworks in place to guide expenditure decisions ...

Trustees, advisers have 'insufficient focus' on performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... Kirkland said. "These deficiencies were a major factor in the advisers failing to demonstrate compliance with the best interests duty and appropriate advice obligations - and raised concerns about the clients suffering detriment." Kirkland said ASIC ...

'New class of advisers' need clear-cut distinction: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... who work for banks, superannuation funds, and life insurers. It includes the proposed rationalisation of the best interests duty and removal of the safe harbour steps. This week is the final sitting week for parliament. Abood said: "We're expecting ...

Jones preps DBFO Tranche 2 for parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... in parliament. The highly anticipated set of changes promise to remove laborious tasks by modernising the best interests duty and removing the safe harbour steps. Statements of Advice (SoAs) will also receive a makeover, while a new class of advisers ...

Cole puts funds on notice as expenditure data is revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... specifically reinforces trustees' accountability for ensuring expenditure decisions are aligned to the best financial interests duty." Cole said the expectation for trustees to act in the best financial interests of members is "not new, nor unreasonable". ...

Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... ASIC took action on Dixon Advisory in 2021, alleging 51 instances of bad financial advice that breached the best interests duty under the Corporations Act. ASIC ultimately settled for a $7.2 million penalty and $1 million to cover its legal costs. The ...

APRA reprimands Cbus, BUSSQ over governance issues

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... union, the CFMEU, are not undermining its compliance with governance obligations, including the best financial interests duty and fit and proper obligations for its board of directors which includes CFMEU bosses," Howarth said. A BUSSQ spokesperson ...
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