SAFAA welcomes government removing unnecessary DDO red tape

Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association (SAFAA) has welcomed the government’s announcement that it will remove the requirement for distributors to report ‘nil complaints’ to issuers. Under the legislation dealing with […]

SAFAA Monthly – Sept 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Finding value in all corners of the market | Managing the Professional Year | ETF opportunities for advisers, stockbrokers… Download PDF For optimal viewing, select to enter […]

SAFAA Monthly – Sept 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Finding value in all corners of the market | Managing the Professional Year | ETF opportunities for advisers, stockbrokers… Download PDF For optimal viewing, select to enter […]

Welcome relief from unsustainable ASIC levy

The freezing of the ASIC levy at 2018-2019 levels of $1,142 per adviser for the next two years and the review of the ASIC funding model in that time is […]

More detail on the Single Disciplinary Body

The Single Disciplinary Body legislation has been passed in the House of Representatives without amendment, despite strong feedback from across the financial advice sector that was provided as part of […]

Exploring ETF trends

By Mark Monfort, ETF Tracker Understanding ETP (Exchange Trade Products) is more important than ever given the rapid growth in this asset class. There are more ETFs coming into the […]

ABS deal ticks plenty of boxes for Plenti

By James Dunn, Sharecafe Alternative lender Plenti Group Limited (ASX: PLT) recently issued its debut asset-backed securities (ABS) transaction, through which it issues $306.3 million of notes to investors, backed […]

Lies, dammed lies and statistics

FASEA issued a media release at the start of August stating that 16,700 advisers had sat the exam with 14,850 advisers passing, which FASEA said represented 70 per cent of […]

Stockbrokers in the bullseye for cybercrime

Financial services organisations provide attractive targets for the world’s fast-growing cybercrime industry because they have valuable data and, often, inadequate protection. Frances Russell, CEO of Australian managed security and services […]

ASIC takes a reasonable approach

ASIC announced last week that it will take a reasonable approach in the early stages of the regulatory reforms coming into effect in October 2021, provided industry participants are using […]