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ASIC clamps down on advisers, trustees cold calling

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
... corporate authorised representatives that are engaged in these referral arrangements and ensure they comply with financial services laws. Super trustees that gain new members via these tactics should review their processes to ensure they are not benefiting ...

FSC launches digital advice group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
The Financial Services Council (FSC) continues to expand into financial advice by taking on a digital advice association that flagged its formation one year ago. The Digital Advice Expert Group is now part of the FSC, founded by moneyGPS chief executive ...

Former APRA chair joins ASX board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... director. Roche said he was delighted to welcome Byres to the board, and he looked forward to "drawing on his deep financial services and regulatory expertise". Byres brings over 30 years' experience in financial services regulation, risk management ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... of $5 million and essentially fast track residency in Australia, to attract potential investors. The Financial Services Council estimates that SIVs have attracted $15 billion from investors, mainly from China. Some $2.7 billion of this sits in venture ...

FSC expands financial advice membership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
The Financial Services Council (FSC) is expanding its remit into the financial advice sector by adding six licensees to its network of members. Count, Fortnum Private Wealth, Infocus, Otivo, Rhombus Advisory, and WT Financial Group have joined FSC's ...

Macquarie executive to become chief product officer at BT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... Victoria and Tasmania. Prior to joining Macquarie in 2000, Kline served as a senior policy manager at the Financial Services Council for over three years. BT chief executive Matt Rady said he is delighted to have Kline joining the leadership team. "Annabelle ...

Government promises transparent financial services regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... federal government is launching an initiative to provide transparency and better coordination in how it regulates financial services firms to alleviate their compliance costs and burdens. The Financial Sector Initiatives Regulatory Grid wants to give ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... Colonial First State, Insignia Financial, TelstraSuper, and UniSuper also welcomed the move, as did the Financial Services Council. However, many did flag there's still more that can and should be done. ASFA, Super Members Council and HESTA said ...

Long-term cost of super early release to be $85bn: SMC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... taxes in today's dollars as a result of the COVID Early Release Scheme." SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said the financial toll of the scheme would cost both the people urged to withdraw their super and all Australian taxpayers for decades to come. ...

Super funds convene with assistant treasurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... not properly supported when it comes to navigating industry identification verification processes to access financial services, according to ASIC. Indigenous Australians can face challenges when trying to access financial services, including a lack of ...
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