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Firms treat CSLR as 'insurance policy': FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... government to make sure that there are greater penalties for those who do not pay their AFCA determinations, and then phoenix and operate in some other capacity. It's an area that we're interested in, and we'll certainly want to make sure ...

AFCA caps Dixon claimants at 2773

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
Total compensation for Dixon Advisory victims has reached $338.6 million as the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) caps the total number of complainants at 2773. The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) calculates that the financial ...

ASIC consults on misconduct reporting rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
... possible misconduct. For example, the regulator said it uses information from some of the reports received to monitor 'phoenix' behaviour - when a new company, for little or no value, continues the business of an existing company that has been liquidated ...

APRA finalises framework for MySuper products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
APRA has released a technical determination, aiming to standardise the amalgamation of MySuper product performance histories. The announcement marks the culmination of consultations held in April 2023. The Superannuation Technical Determination No.1 ...

Advisers lacking PII sidestep AFCA rulings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... required to be members of AFCA. It's problematic." Sometimes the advice firm will end up in liquidation and then "phoenix into something else". It is then reliant on ASIC to take action by way of withdrawing licences. "But even then, [advisers] can ...

UK pensions tapped to strengthen local startups

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... and I joined the chief executives of many of our largest DC pension schemes - namely Aviva, Scottish Widows, L&G, Aegon, Phoenix, Nest, Smart Pension, M&G & Mercer - for the formal signing of the Mansion House Compact." Under "The Compact", around two-thirds ...

FSC suggests CSLR improvements

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
The Financial Services Council has highlighted numerous holes in the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort in a bid to prevent financial advisers that "have done nothing wrong" from paying for the scheme. The FSC is calling on corporate regulator ASIC ...

Criminal charges in property investor collapse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... ASIC-led Serious Financial Crime Taskforce (SFCT) investigation into the collapse of the groups and alleged associated phoenix activity. The matter will next be heard in court in November.

APRA issues guidance on lifecycle products for performance test

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
APRA has issued guidance on how it will administer the Your Future, Your Super performance test for lifecycle MySuper options that make changes within the option or transition to a new option. The regulator has the power to make determinations on combining ...

Standard Life Aberdeen rebrands to Abrdn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... prior to publishing its half-year results in August. Standard Life Aberdeen recently offloaded the Standard Life name to Phoenix Group. Standard Life Aberdeen, which has a 14% stake in Phoenix Group as part of the partnership, entered into a new binding ...
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