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ANZ blames systems for inadequate controls: RC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... Australia, Kylie Rixon, told the Commission it was more difficult to mandate centralised services, ongoing service contracts and apply remuneration structures to authorised representatives operating for a licensee compared to its own salaried advisers. ...

Royal Commission presents clear downside for bank stocks

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... from since the 1980s are now likely reversing - already evidenced by APRA increasing risk weightings that the banks need to apply against residential mortgages. "Further regulation from Royal Commission cannot be ruled out," he said. "Changes from sales ...

US regulator to extend fiduciary rule

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
The financial services regulator in the United States is broadening the scope of the proposed fiduciary duty to combat conflicted investment advice and mitigate confusion around the differing standards to which different industry professionals are held. ...

Industry fund signs on to insurance code

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... and cost effective death, disablement and income protection cover and to giving them access to excellent service when they apply for insurance or make a claim," Smith said. He added super funds have the capacity to provide cover that many people would ...

Wealth management products make big leaps in digital sales readiness

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
Australians can now apply for 60% of all wealth management products offered by the country's biggest banks from their mobile phones, according to a fintech which helps financial services companies acquire clients. Avoka measured digital sales readiness ...

SMSFs investing restrictions unfair: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... that non-arm's length expenditure is taken into account when determining whether the non-arm's length income taxation rules apply to a transaction. These measures are intended to ensure that LRBAs or related party transactions cannot be used to circumvent ...

CommInsure, OnePath enhance digital experience

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
Applying for life insurance and making claims is now much easier for financial advisers and customers of CommInsure and OnePath. CommInsure is the latest to partner with underwriting rules engine UnderwriteMe. Through the partnership, the complexity ...

Milliman launches course correction tool for retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
Milliman is rolling out a new retirement portfolio strategy which aims to apply a capital protection overlay to hedge against downside risk in equity markets. The product is called Even Keel. As explained by Milliman practice leader Wade Matterson in ...

AustralianSuper boosts digital capabilities for engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... engage with each other, Blackmore said. "We are planning to take what we have learned from our text based chat capability and apply it to the voice domain in the near future," he added.

Active manager launches Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
A $109 billion quantitative investment manager is launching its new Australian equities strategy with an undisclosed amount in seed capital from Russell Investments. The Man Numeric Australia Core strategy will pick Australian mid to large cap stocks ...