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Funds management

Vanguard receives warning from NZ regulator for disclosure failure

The global asset manager has received a formal warning from the New Zealand financial regulator after failing to disclose earlier ASIC infringement notices as required un...

Life/Risk

Insurers warned on outsourced service providers

In a message which will resonate with some life insurers, Australia’s general insurers have been warned against allowing outsourced service providers to handle complaints...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC warning to AFCA laggards

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued a warning as credit representatives appear to be lagging on their obligations to join the Australian Finan...

Superannuation

Warning on super fee erosion

Superannuation funds will be the only winners from removing the $450 a month super threshold unless there is commensurate removal of aggressive administration and exit fe...

Funds management

Fees warning around new LICs

The Future of Financial Advice changes helped double the number of licensed investment companies but some are guilty of imposing higher base and performance fees, accord...

Policy & Regulation

Morrison’s new warning to banks

The Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison has not so subtly warned the banks against seeking to pass on the costs of meeting higher capital requirements to consumers....

Funds management

ASIC warns against use of binary option provider

ASIC has warned the Australian public could detrimentally suffer if they engaged with binary option provider, Titantade....

Financial planning

Make general advice warnings accessible

General advice warnings must be easily accessible, must not be hidden, and should be placed near the advice itself in documents in order for advisers to be compliant, a l...