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ASIC's interpretation of best interest duty falls short: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
In responding to ASIC's report on adviser conflicts of interest in vertically-integrated institutions, the Financial Services Council suggested the regulator's interpretation of the appropriateness of advice could use some adjustments. Specifically ...

ASIC ramps up surveillance and remediation after adviser conflict report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... surveillance and remediation processes to help curb further adviser conflicts of interest within vertically integrated institutions. In light of the Report 562 findings, which examined adviser conflicts of interest across bank-owned licensees, ASIC said ...

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 ...

Product agnostic planners boost ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... "Institutional engagement in this market is also expected to rise, with Cerulli hearing of more and more professional institutions - including investment banks - using ETFs, and not necessarily for passive purposes, but also as an active thematic position," ...

Ignition Wealth appointment flags fintech future

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... chief executive of Ignition Wealth's Ireland business is keen to deliver the next generation of fintech to Irish institutions. Named in the top role on Wednesday, Alan Quinlan said his appointment marks a "well-timed opportunity to raise the bar on what's ...

Global investment group enters Australia via local partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... entrepreneurs and is aiming to bring its strategies, via Australian third-party marketing company Plus Capital, to institutions looking to co-invest with sophisticated investors. EIO's philosophy stems from the idea that its clients, who are typically ...

IOOF recruits former Australian Unity executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... to legal expertise which has seen him previously hold strategy and regulatory roles with the Victorian Financial Institutions Commission and ASIC. He held various senior roles with Australian Unity as well as with Aviva Australia, covering superannuation ...

Banks can take lead on financial inclusion

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
Innovative non-bank institutions will fill the financial inclusion gap in Asia Pacific if traditional banks do not secure an estimated $110 billion in untapped revenue. This is a key point from the latest EY report on financial inclusion - a term which ...

Citigroup takes action on pay inequality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... proposal. Responding to shareholder pressure, the move by Citi has been described as a major shift for US financial institutions given no financial services company targeted by shareholders regarding pay equity has taken action. In a statement on its ...

Siri and Alexa: The future of banking?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... devices a form of chatbot; a technology that is becoming increasingly prevalent among the digital channels of financial institutions. With this in mind, NAB launched 'Talk to NAB' using Google Home in late 2017, enabling customers to ask simple questions ...