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Advisers must register for FSCP: ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... Better Advice Act," Sciacca explained, before admitting that awareness doesn't seem particularly high. A delay to the adviser registration was announced recently, pushing it back to 1 July 2023. The regime was expected to commence on January 1. "We've ...

Financial adviser registration delayed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
The government has said it will delay the financial adviser registration requirement until 1 July 2023. The Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission response - Better Advice) Act 2021 introduced a central registration requirement for financial ...

ASIC highlights strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
... driving compliance with new requirements. On the advice front, the regulator flagged that it will also review the Financial Adviser Register to ensure it correctly records the authorisation status of existing advisers who have not passed by the relevant ...

FSCP panel members named

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
... Thirty-one part-time members of the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) 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 ...

AFA opposes clean record requirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... Highlighting results from its own survey of members, the AFA's submission shows 79.8% of respondents support the proposal that an adviser have no sanctions against them. The association has also proposed a new regime where all advisers would be required ...

Government advances adviser levy drop

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
The federal government is forging ahead with slashing the financial adviser levy by more than a third for those that provide retail advice. Corporate watchdog ASIC today updated its 2020-21 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement, which lays out how ...

Better Advice Bill gets green light

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... (Better Advice Bill), from 1 January 2022, the Financial Services and Credit Panel within ASIC will make the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority redundant. The FSCP will become the single disciplinary body for the industry by taking on complaints ...

Adviser exam cost jumps under new bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... and new registration system for financial advisers, including tax (financial) advisers. It also winds up the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority and transfers its functions to the government," she said. The bill passed the House of Representatives ...

Adviser overwhelm explained

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... forward, Anderson warned that financial advisers should not expect the pace of reform to slow down yet. The single disciplinary body for financial advisers is set to come into effect by the start of 2022, however legislation is yet to pass, and advisers ...

Hume puts finfluencer followers on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... is exactly what's inside it. Consumers must have the information to know that the influencer is not an accredited adviser, and not to assume that they will act in their best interest, and interest and give them unconflicted advice." Hume said that ...
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