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New Government body to advance financial literacy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
An industry veteran and media personality will lead a new Federal Government body dedicated to the advancement of Australians' financial capability. Paul Clitheroe will chair the board of the new body, envisioned as Australia's peak group in ...

Former adviser faces fraud charges

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... latest step in an ongoing investigation into the practices of the former adviser, after ASIC accepted an enforceable undertaking preventing Jayaweera from providing financial product advice to retail clients in February 2016. Civil proceedings were commenced ...

Westpac off the hook in BBSW scandal

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... court on ASIC's BBSW investigations. Earlier this month, CBA copped $25 million and agreed to enter an enforceable undertaking with ASIC, in a settlement subject to Federal Court approval. The corporate regulator had dragged it to the court in January ...

Australian Ethical divests AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... investment managers. Palmer said the issue was complex. "There was definitely a history with AMP, such as the enforceable undertaking which goes back to 2007. We did see a lot of reaction to those concerns. But the challenge we face when we see this ...

CBA cops $25 million for BBSW rigging

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... expected to take a hit from the $25 million settlement, CBA said. It has also agreed to enter into an enforceable undertaking with ASIC. Under the EU an independent expert will review policies, training and monitoring for its BBSW business. CBA and ASIC ...

ANZ culls sales incentives for planners

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... million bill in compensating its fee-for-no-service bungle for its Prime Access Clients, also copping an enforceable undertaking from ASIC. At the time, ASIC said the compensation program was "nearing completion". ANZ anticipates $50 million in legal ...

CBA enters APRA EU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
APRA has accepted an Enforceable Undertaking from Commonwealth Bank, having determined the bank's operational risk management framework "worked better on paper than in practice." Releasing the final report of its prudential inquiry into CBA, the regulator ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Days 6- 9)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
In a workweek cut short by a public holiday, the Royal Commission heard evidence which included an AMP adviser identified only as Mr E, whose clients haven't even been informed of his misconduct yet. It also included a high-profile adviser who "most ...

ROYAL COMMISSION: Our top stories

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... over negotiating with banks The Royal Commission questioned ASIC over its practice of heavily negotiating enforceable undertaking outcomes with financial advice licensees. Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr asked ASIC senior executive leader - financial ...

ASIC grilled over negotiating with banks

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
The Royal Commission today questioned ASIC over its practice of heavily negotiating enforceable undertaking outcomes with financial advice licensees. Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr asked ASIC senior executive leader - financial advisers, Louise ...