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Super account advice fees a sticking point for advice bill: Senate inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... inquiry's final report. This points to section 99FA of the Superannuation Industry Act - the cost of financial product advice that are fees charged to member concerned - which will be amended if the bill is passed. The law states that trustees must ...

Advice reforms draft laws consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... remuneration provisions: to ban benefits given by a product issuer or seller which could reasonably influence financial product advice," the explanatory statement shows. In instances where personal advice is provided on general insurance products, the ...

BitConnect promoter pleads guilty

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... until the expiry of the lending period, ASIC's investigation found. On top of this, Bigatton provided financial product advice without holding an AFS Licence or authorisation to provide financial services about the Lending Platform and BCC. He will ...

Social media influencers charged for promoting shady investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... links, they must understand their legal obligations. This includes determining if they are providing financial product advice or arranging for their followers to deal in a financial product. It said influencers who conduct a business of providing financial ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of JB Markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... fails." JB Markets had held its AFSL since 8 July 2008. The licence authorised JB Markets to provide financial product advice, deal in financial products, make a market in financial products and operate custodial or depository services for retail and ...

Super advice fee deductions compound red tape: JAWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... account and ensure that such fees are not taxable benefits for members. The regulation mandates that the financial product advice "must be personal advice that is wholly or partly about the member's interest in the fund" and replaces current requirements ...

ASIC succeeds in conflicted remuneration case

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... accepted more than $730,000 in conflicted remuneration from the referral agreement. The SMSF Club provided financial product advice and accounting and administrative services for SMSFs. Between August 2013 and 29 July 2013, SMSF Club was an authorised ...

ASIC takes further action on Prospero

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... exchange contracts, deal in derivatives and foreign exchange contracts on behalf of clients and provide financial product advice in relation to these instruments. ASIC has asked the court to appoint Andrew Cummins, Jonathon Keenan, and Peter Krejci from ...

Former financial adviser sanctioned by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... advice. The regulator said that Jaidka didn't act in the best interests of his clients when providing financial product advice, as evidenced by his inadequate consideration of their specific circumstances. Moreover, he failed to deliver financial product ...

Former director pleads guilty to hedge fund con

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... Proprietary Trading, ACY Securities, AxiTrader and City Index. Despite not having a licence to provide financial product advice, Sandiford told prospective investors that they could invest it in either a 'hedge fund' or an 'income fund'. Investing in ...
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