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Banks commit to new adviser hiring standards

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... questions and record keeping requirements. "Sometimes a financial adviser can be removed from one financial institution for poor conduct, only to turn up working and continuing their poor practices at another," said Australian Bankers' Association executive ...

Women behind in financial wellness survey

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... 91% said their finances were out of control. As above, the majority of this group were women, most of whom WSSA said had poor financial literacy. WSSA suggested that this gender disparity was potentially due to factors including workplace discrimination ...

Parametric keeps value factors in check

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Global asset manager and tax efficiency specialist Parametric is pitching to Australian superannuation funds with a factor-based investment strategy for global equities that targets the value factor. Parametric chief investment officer Paul Bouchey ...

Advisory firm has licence cancelled

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... financial services," ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said. "Failure to comply with reporting obligations can be an indicator of a poor compliance culture. ASIC won't hesitate to act against licensees who do not meet these important requirements."

Where's the Brexit-induced recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016

Global equity managers not currency selectors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... investment decisions on movements in a stock's price, rather than on fundamentals. This was atypical and attributable to the poor performance of this style of investing during the Global Financial Crisis in 2009," Schmidt said. The study finds the impact ...

ASIC accepts EU from Perth advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... sufficient resources to appropriately monitor and supervise high risk and newly appointed authorised representatives and to remedy poor advice in a timely manner."

The twenty-first night of September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
"Do you remember twenty-first night of September? Before you go cold like December And all you saw were cloudy days..." - September Gospel musician Kirk Franklin's reprisal of 'Earth, Wind & Fire's' classic September could become a hit come the "twenty-first ...

ASIC cancels AFSL, bans responsible managers

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... period of three years. ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said: "All AFS licensees need to ensure their culture does not drive poor conduct within their business. ASIC will take action against licensees and individuals who fail to comply with their obligations." ...

Super investment poorly communicated

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... advice, whether it is general, intra-fund, limited or comprehensive - at a time when members need a succinct answer, is a poor situation." Garcia added the AIST is also about to release a guidance note on operational due diligence. It is a project being ...