COMPLIANCE

Policy & Regulation

Amid Government efforts to reign in the Budget deficit, an Auditor General’s report says it is unclear whether the ATO has met its compliance-related revenue commitments....

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Policy & Regulation

The Government’s review of external disputes resolution schemes has canvassed simplification under a single scheme providing a one-stop-shop....

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People & Products

Contango Asset Management has recruited Skye Radley as its compliance specialist ahead of its ASX listing later this month....

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Funds management

Vanguard Australia has appointed the former NAB head of risk and audit governance as their new head of legal and compliance. ...

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Tools & guides

Grant Holley looks at how compliance is not just about obligations but rather ingredients for running a successful business. ...

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Funds management

Macquarie Investment Management has been subject to civil penalties in the NSW Supreme Court over its role as responsible entity for the van Eyk Blueprint funds....

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Life/Risk

APRA has warned life insurers they are facing an image problem but the regulator’s stress-testing has revealed that premium increases are the industry’s tactic of first r...

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Policy & Regulation

A recent WA Supreme Court decision has established a precedent for TPD claimant rights in circumstances of bankruptcy....

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Policy & Regulation

The latest Four Corners report detailing problematic TPD claims-handling have served to reinforce the value of good life/risk advisers....

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Financial planning

ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft, has pointed to middle-managers as being more influential in driving financial services cultures....

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People & Products

A new managed account business, MA Operator, has launched into the industry this week, which would target financial advisers to manage investments on clients’ behalf....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is pondering its position after a decision of the full Federal Court handed it a significant setback....

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Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of Sydney-based general product advice provider, Etern Wisdom, for breaching both its obligations and its licence conditions. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC has removed additional conditions it imposed on Macquarie Bank’s AFSL after a review by KPMG found no additional breaches to those the bank had already reported. ...

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Financial planning

Advisers were spending 30 hours a week on administration but only nine hours meeting clients face-to-face despite a desire to meet clients more....

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