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CBA offers $9.4m in compensation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... investment performance resulting from the advice provided; if the customer has been found to be negatively affected as a result of poor advice, compensation (plus interest) is calculated. After that, customers are sent a personalised assessment letter ...

Good financial advice a challenge: ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... attention to areas that pose the highest risks to trust and confidence. In particular this includes gatekeeper culture driving poor culture within the financial advice, credit, insurance and superannuation sectors. Key target areas include reward and ...

NAB dispels housing bubble "toil and trouble"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... backed by debt. "Asset value is ultimately in the eye of the beholder, but the danger really comes with debt accumulation from poor lending practices," he said. Having said this, he did note that Australia has some of the highest household debt in the ...

Insurers face significant asset risk charges from downgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... occurs, according to senior portfolio manager- fixed income at Nikko Asset Management, Darren Langer. In July Standard and Poor's Global Ratings (S&P) revised the Australian sovereign rating outlook from 'stable' to 'negative', implying a one in three ...

Digital key to greater trust, literacy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... financial planners out of the industry because financial planners and advice improves people's decisions, so that would be a poor outcome that we need to avoid."

LGS strengthens ethical commitment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016

ASIC accepts EU from My Adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... accepted the enforceable undertaking (EU) of My Adviser after an investigation found one of its representatives had provided poor and unauthorised advice on a number of instances. The investigation, which commenced in January 2016, looked at the conduct ...

Henderson launches emerging markets fund in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... interests of minority shareholders. "We also look at things that may make the valuation attractive but which actually demonstrate poor value for shareholders like us - labour and environmental arbitrage specifically, such as using child labour or polluting ...

Super reform fears hit AMP earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... wealth management division demonstrated resilience in a difficult market environment. "While first half claims experience was poor, we continue to focus on improving the outcomes for customers and shareholders in our wealth protection business, with ...

BlackRock publishes staff gender split

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... investment managers in joining WiBF and setting up internal diversity committees to start to address the reasons for the poor representation of women in the sector."