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ASIC ramps up surveillance and remediation after adviser conflict report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... on APLs recommended by each adviser by collecting data, which will assist in monitoring and supervising conduct, and determine which advisers might need frequent auditing. They should, for instance, assess why advisers are recommending a large proportion ...

Vertically integrated institutions failing to manage conflicts of interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
Financial advisers employed by Australia's five largest vertically integrated institutions failed to act in the best interests of clients 75% of the time, favouring their own products and leaving clients ''significantly worse off" in 10% of cases. These ...

Last chance to win a Google Home

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
There is only hours left to participate in the Financial Standard Readership Survey and be in the running to win one of 10 Google Home smart speakers. More than 300 Financial Standard readers have responded to the survey, telling us how we can improve ...

ASIC accepts EU from Brisbane adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... quality advice, ASIC said, rather enables it to target its surveillance activity, and reviews the quality of advice to determine whether the advisers are acting in their clients' best interests. Separately, ASIC announced Suncorp subsidiary MTA Insurance ...

Industry fund cuts life premiums, renews insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... billion in funds under management. Last month, Stewart flagged that MetLife was working with its super fund partners to determine the appropriate level of cover for younger members, following a major move by AustralianSuper in September last year to ...

ASIC bans ex-CBA adviser for five years

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
ASIC banned a former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser from providing financial services for five years. ASIC found Kimberley Holgate advised clients to rollover their existing superannuation account to a new product issued by CBA's subsidiary ...

Citigroup takes action on pay inequality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
Citigroup will be the first US bank to begin disclosing wage data and adjusting employee salaries as part of a company-wide strategy to close the pay gap for women and minorities. The organisation confirmed it is taking steps to disclose gender and ...

Siri and Alexa: The future of banking?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... service providers will need to balance the convenience of these experiences with data privacy. Customers will need to determine how much data they really want to share," he said. In November 2017 NAB announced about 4000 job cuts as part of a strategy ...

Aurora appoints new CFO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Aurora Funds Management has appointed a new chief financial officer following the previous CFO's termination after $1 million disappeared from a listed trust in November. Adrian Martin joins Aurora from Marshall Investments, where he was also chief ...

Centuria acquires Government headquarters

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Property group Centuria has acquired a building in Geelong and announced its chief executive of unlisted property funds will take on greater responsibilities following a management restructure late last year. Its subsidiary, Centuria Property Funds ...