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FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... funds have a duty to strengthen and restore trust in Australia's $2 trillion super system, as well as lead other institutions to restore economic balance for the everyday working person. The AIST also revealed a report at CMSF which showed Australia's ...

NAB refunds home loan customers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... are not any worse off as a result of the mistake." The corporate regulator recently reported NAB was one of the big institutions that paid a huge compensation bill for charging ongoing advice fees, but failed to provide actual general or personal advice. ...

Big 4, AMP fork out massive compensation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... compensation to be paid of $1.5 million and $1.3 million respectively. The regulator said it will continue to monitor the institutions' compensation programs and determine if additional instances of fees charged without advice provided are identified. ...

T. Rowe Price expands local distribution team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... Sydney and Richard Li as senior product manager. Daly brings over 17 years' experience working at large and boutique institutions including Goldman Sachs Asset Management and RARE Infrastructure. Li, who is responsible for developing and managing T. ...

Government expert panel hands down proposed education standards for existing advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... options it anticipates they will become available from 2019. In regards to higher education providers, FASEA said institutions that have awarded a qualification (degree or higher issued since the inception of the AQF in 1995) that is fundamentally similar ...

French giant intensifies action on global warming

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... that as the engine of the economy that brings individuals, investors and businesses together, banks and financial institutions have the greatest capacity for environmental change. The Paris Climate Agreement aims to keep global warming below two degrees ...

APRA announces new executive general manager

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... design and maintenance of the processes and techniques used by APRA's supervisors to assess risks within regulated institutions, as well as the framework the regulator uses to oversee its own risks. She will also oversee APRA's strategic and business ...

AFCA, key housing bills passed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... existing schemes. "Given the crucial role of the financial sector, Australians expect high standards from financial institutions," assistant minister to the Prime Minister, James McGraph said. "Where these expectations are not met and consumers wrongfully ...

Misperception of independence jeopardising trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... followed by those who purchased through an accountant at 68.8% (2.8% increase). Financial planners working for financial institutions ranked third at 68.4% - up 4.9% on the prior corresponding period. Australians least satisfied with the investment performance ...

Institutional advice licensees to continue feeling the heat

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... impact of the Future of Financial Advice reforms and the enforcement of the Best Interest Duty requirements will see institutions forced to expand their offerings and the way in which they provide them to clients. "We're seeing the transformation of ...