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Suncorp named Bank of the Year

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... such as the drought in Queensland. It's imperative that we have a banking industry that is competitive, by global standards, yet compassionate towards rural and regional communities." The full list of awards and winners is below. For full coverage ...

FASEA approves association designations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... Association of Financial Advisers or the SMSF Association will have their efforts recognised by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) approved coursework from the Association ...

OnePath updates trauma definitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... situation, Kerr said OnePath has retained the older, more favourable definitions. "We want to provide our customers with high standards of service, a benchmark of consistency within the industry, and a framework for professional behaviour and responsibilities. ...

Advice associations meet new minister

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... associations said the meeting saw the new minister "discuss all things financial planning", including the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, the Royal Commission and the Government's agenda for the upcoming parliamentary term. De Gori ...

AustralianSuper, Link renew mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... for core services with transactional fees and fee for service charges where relevant; Link to meet certain performance standards; and the right to terminate in the event of a material breach that cannot be remedied. Link managing director John McMurtrie ...

Bank chief steps down amid expenses scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... expenses raised by the board, he did acknowledge the characterisations of the expenses in question fell short of the standards required of a chief executive. ANZ New Zealand chair - and former Prime Minister of New Zealand - John Key said: "We are disappointed ...

ASIC FAR, advice industry contract

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... a combination of natural attrition and also multitude of reforms impacting the industry at present such as education standards and changes to advice remuneration. For context, Rainmaker data shows in the three years to December 2018 about 7000 new advisers ...

Approved diplomas, bridging courses confirmed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority announced the first raft of current and historical graduate diplomas and bridging courses to be approved by the body. The diplomas and bridging courses approved, from select higher education providers ...

SG below 10% fails super objective

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... increases occurred, small movements were still possible. "We disagree that increasing the SG will lead to lower living standards," Rice Warner said. "When previous increases were made, real wage rises still occurred. While wage growth does not currently ...

SEC adopts retail investor protection package

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... customers when making recommendations for securities transactions or investment strategies It intends to enhance the standards of conduct and put the financial interests of clients first when making recommendations. The Form CRS Relationship Summary ...