Will government be able to pass QAR in 2024?

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Doubt has been cast on whether Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, will be able to progress the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms within a year.

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NGS Super rapped by APRA over cyber deficiencies

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APRA has imposed additional licence restrictions on NGS Super, which suffered a cyber attack earlier this year.

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Cost-of-living crisis sidelines ESG investment

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Research from Adviser Ratings reveals investors are increasingly prioritising long-term financial stability over ESG investment as the cost of living bites, a contrast to previous research.

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Call to embrace career changers entering advice

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The financial advice profession should be embracing career changers and mature students, according to two commentators, as well as targeting those new graduates.

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Licensee battle heats up as Millennium3 deal completes

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With Insignia’s sale of Millennium3 now completed and seeing 140 advisers move over to WT Financial on Friday, this could cause a shift in which licensee closes out the year with the most advisers.

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FSCP cancels insolvent adviser’s registration

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A financial adviser has been banned from giving personal advice to retail clients until 2025 after the FSCP found there is a “real risk of harm” to the public’s confidence in the industry if he remains registered.

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Perpetual rebuffs $3bn bid from Washington H. Soul Pattinson

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Perpetual has rejected a $3 billion acquisition bid from Washington H. Soul Pattinson (WHSP) as it announces a strategic review of its company.

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First chief executive named to lead CSLR regime

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The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort’s transitional board has appointed its first chief executive alongside a non-executive director in the lead up to its scheduled commencement in April 2024.

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Associations divided on impact of Jones’ QAR advice reforms

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While the FSC largely supports the final tranche of Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms, the FAAA is “deeply concerned” about possible negative implications of the new ‘qualified adviser’ term.

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