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AFA launches consumer advice expo

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... financial advice is and what good advice looks like. Consumers are often too embarrassed or, given recent events like the Royal Commission, too wary to seek help, AFA president Marc Bineham said. "Over the course of the year we have also received a lot ...

Frydenberg appoints second APRA deputy chair

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... and powers to enforce the law and improve community confidence in the industry. Recently APRA came under scrutiny at the Royal Commission, as counsel assisting Michael Hodge questioned whether APRA and ASIC adequately addressed the problematic cultures ...

Choice members worse off in retirement: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... respectively. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the findings were timely given the "damning evidence" that came out of the Royal Commission into banks and insurance super funds. "The time has come for every Australian to carefully examine their ...

Perpetual inks global strategic partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... partnership, including the development of combined product offerings." FundRock Management Company was established as part of the Royal Bank of Scotland in 2004 before being acquired by BlackFin Capital Partners and rebranding to FundRock. It also has ...

ASIC takes Dover, McMaster to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... iterations of the policy, which was provided to about 11,000 clients during that time. Appearing at the second round of Royal Commission hearings earlier this year, McMaster was criticised for implementing the policy which counsel assisting Mark Costello ...

AMP defaulted members as smokers: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... superannuation fund member was charged excessive premiums of up to $72,000 after he was unknowingly defaulted as a smoker, the Royal Commission heard this morning. AMP group executive wealth solutions and chief customer officer Paul Sainsbury told the ...

Government establishes aged care Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... prominent law firm believes elder financial abuse should form one of the main issues to be examined at the newly established Royal Commission in to the aged care sector. Maurice Blackburn Lawyers welcomed the Federal Government's intention to establish ...

Hagger to depart NAB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... premier and current chief customer officer, corporate and institutional banking, Mike Baird. Appearing at the fifth round of Royal Commission hearings last month, Hagger testified to NAB charging fees for no service and being insincere to ASIC as to ...

Australia behind when it comes to pay transparency: AXA IM

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... shareholders further clarity and better oversight of the companies in which they invest," he said. Christensen added the Royal Commission had helped highlight executive remuneration as an issue in Australia, but said its opaqueness made it difficult ...

TAL hired private investigator to follow claimant: Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... paying insurance claims to a nurse which involved hiring a private investigator who followed her around the country, the Royal Commission heard today. Newly-appointed TAL general manager of claims Loraine van Eeden fronted the Royal Commission starting ...