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Court delays DASS class action settlement approval

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... comprises the glut of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority's complaints as well as the newly launched Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. Separately, E&P chief financial officer and joint company secretary Stephen Hill will leave the company ...

CSLR kicks off, 2k await compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) today opened its doors, ready to compensate about 2000 claimants who have long waited for redress. Inaugural CSLR chief executive David Berry told a media briefing: "We look forward to supporting a number ...

Inaugural CSLR levy slugs advisers $18.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
The financial advice industry will be forced to pay $18.5 million to fund the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort's (CSLR) first year of operation, drawing outrage from the sector. The government released its estimates for the first and second phase ...

Jo-Anne Bloch to chair CSLR

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... of Australia (FPA) chief executive Jo-Anne Bloch has been appointed by the Albanese government to lead its Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CLSR). The scheme, which officially kicks off on April 2, aims to give victims of financial services misconduct ...

Too many Aussies eligible for wholesale products: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... Distribution Obligations (DDO), bans of conflicted remuneration, dispute resolution mechanisms, and access to a compensation scheme of last resort under certain circumstances. "The FSC is urging the government to use a scalpel, not a sledgehammer, when ...

Former UniSuper chief appointed to CSLR board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
Former UniSuper chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan has been appointed to the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) transitional board as a non-executive director. O'Sullivan steps into the CSLR board role effective immediately, succeeding June Smith ...

2024 to be a watershed year: FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... which impact on members' costs of doing business, including the ASIC levy, and the implementation of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR)," Abood said. "Another key area of focus will be the use of technology in financial planning, where ...

CSLR estimates $241m to fund backlog of complaints

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
The board of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) estimates $241 million will be needed to fund claims lodged with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) between November 2018 and September 2022. The CSLR is set to begin receiving ...

CSLR chief executive named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) Transitional Board named the scheme's inaugural chief executive ahead of its planned commencement next April. David Berry has been appointed chief executive of the CSLR, effective December 11. Berry is currently ...

E&P settles class action for $16m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... to claim against it before the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) and potentially under the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). Former chief Dixon stepped down in mid-2019 amid the controversy surrounding ASX-listed URF. URF enabled ...
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