Fund Regulatory Update

  • Mutual Care AFS licence suspended

  • Assurance Cover Australia AFS licence cancelled

  • Ascent Investment to liquidate under court order

  • APRA heatmap reveals 45 per cent underperformance rate

  • APRA revealed options that significantly underperformed, managed by:

  • Future Super penalty for greenwashing

  • Government announcement on paying super with wages

  • APRA and AFCA sign MoU

  • APRA consultation on combining product histories

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Fund Regulatory Update

  • ASIC consultation open on expiring class orders on changing responsible entities and equal treatment

  • Stop orders on three BT funds

  • Lendfin, Global Pacific Solutions and Gigi Investment Group licences suspended

  • Treasurer hangs on to ASIC misconduct report citing ‘undue prejudice’

  • Capital Capital licence cancelled

  • Treasury reviewing MIS regulatory framework

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Risk Regulatory Update

  • FPA updates Professional Code

  • ASIC industry funding model discussion paper released

  • Family violence exemptions for insurers

  • YFYS review begins

  • ASIC review of non-disclosure ‘fishing’ in TPD cover continues

  • Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review proposal

  • AFA and FPA discussing merger

  • 50% pass rate for July and August adviser exams

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Fund People Update

  • Aware Super wins Chant West Best Fund

  • FINSIA welcomes new president

  • FinTech Australia farewells CEO

  • New minister for financial services sworn in

  • UBS welcomes (back) head of APAC facilitation

  • Fidelity appoints lead portfolio manager

  • State Street welcomes MD of portfolio solutions

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