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Adviser Ratings to predict licensees' quality of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... intended to help consumers navigate the continuing, overwhelming influx of news and information resulting from the Royal Commission when researching and selecting financial advisers. The loss of confidence in institutional brands and the broader advice ...

SMSFs: Low balance, low satisfaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... percentage points compared to the June 2017 figures. The decline in satisfaction is interesting in the context of the Royal Commission and the Productivity Commission's draft report, both of which brought appropriate minimum balances for establishing ...

Group insurers pressed for resources

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... implementation period is ambitious and considerations should be given to alternative ways to make the transition. The Royal Commission is due to look at life insurance in September and superannuation trustees will front the RC next week.

NAB recruits customer executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... will not be charged a higher default interest rate if this does occur, he said. "This matter came up in a recent Royal Commission case, and we have decided that change needs to occur," he said. He added agri-customers will be able to offset their Farm ...

Zuper opens its doors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... Ellerm said. People are looking outside the "discredited old-school financial services industry" in light of the Royal Commission revelations, she added. Three-in-four Australians believe superannuation companies should allow members to have a say about ...

MLC refunds $67m in advice fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... made to death and total and permanent disablement insurance in both products. NULIS is due to appear before the Royal Commission, scheduled to run from August 6-17. "MKPS members regularly received the contact details of their financial adviser through ...

Airlie backs financials but wary on banks

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... Williams said Australia's banking sector faces numerous headwinds and poor sentiment, especially around the Royal Commission, but he does believe this will pass and it could offer an opportunity to invest in future years. "Over the next 12 months ...

Grandfathered commission debate an overreaction: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... Macquarie to remove these payments, is a "massive overreaction" as a result of AMP head of advice Jack Regan's Royal Commission testimony. "The assumption about the prevalence of grandfathered commissions that emerged from the Royal Commissions was ...

Banks take 1500 days to identify breaches: ASIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... solutions to the trust deficit problem. He said if the conflicts of interest (such as were highlighted at the Royal Commission) are embedded in remuneration, they will become embedded in the organisation's culture. And shifting culture needs leadership ...

Nicholas Moore to retire from Macquarie Group

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... operations, and effective consequence management. He added Macquarie Group made submissions to the financial services Royal Commission, and confirmed the bank would continue to respond to the inquiry, which launches into its fifth round of public hearings ...