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AAT upholds ex-AMP adviser ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal affirmed ASIC's decision to permanently ban a former AMP adviser. The regulator found Rommel Panganiban from New South Wales prioritised his own interests ahead his clients' with no reasonable basis in giving advice. ...

Banks continue campaign to discredit SA bank tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
Australia's big four banks again warned South Australians of the impact a state-based tax would have as the South Australian Liberal opposition confirmed it will move to block the tax's implementation. In an open letter to South Australian customers ...

FoFA should also protect retail banking customers: FSU

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
FoFA reforms protecting consumers against conflicting remuneration structures when purchasing wealth products should be broadened to retail banking consumers as well, according to the Finance Sector Union. Speaking at yesterday's Senate inquiry into ...

Independence definition too restrictive: AFA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Philip Kewin said ASIC's interpretation of the terms "independent", "impartial" and "unbiased" is too restrictive. Kewin's comments follow yesterday's news that the regulator had received legal advice ...

Man posing as financial adviser charged

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
A Sydney man posing as a financial adviser has been charged after he allegedly defrauded elderly clients of their life savings. The 34-year-old man, who was the sole director of a Woollahra-based finance and investment company, was arrested yesterday ...

Default funds must appear on online super choice forms: AIST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... Under the current version of the online form, employees are asked to choose their superannuation fund - either selecting 'yes' to nominate an existing super fund, 'no' to nominate their employer's super fund, or other if their employer has advised that ...

AIA refreshes Vitality program

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
AIA Australia has enhanced its life insurance offering with the launch of OneLife, aiming to help members achieve healthier lifestyles via its Vitality program. OneLife is an online community that can help improve health literacy and support members ...

Eurozone gaining momentum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... we did today - that the convergence is on its way to actually satisfy the conditions that I mentioned in its definition." Yes, it's inflation that's still keeping the ECB on its toes: "Looking ahead, on the basis of current futures prices for oil, headline ...

TCorp boosts FUM with NSW Govt mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
The New South Wales Government's infrastructure fund is forecast to hit $14.8 billion by the end of this month, Treasurer Dominic Perrottet announced in yesterday's budget. Net proceeds from the Government's asset recycling program are being invested ...

Banks narrowly avoid parliamentary inquiry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
Australian banks have narrowly dodged the possibility of facing a Royal Commission-style inquiry after a Green's Bill to establish a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry fell short by a single vote in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Bill ...