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Culture dominates shareholder engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... high impact events" that occurs in a company can be traced back to poor corporate culture, she said. "Most directors recognise the importance of corporate culture generally but not all are able to describe the unique culture of their company. "Also ...

Lenders must recognise millennial wealth strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... must establish a wider range of hooks to attract millennials who tend to be more demanding," Carver said. "Lenders must recognise the unique set of needs and wants of younger investors, such as their greater desire for ETFs. Those who best understand ...

Vertical integration not to blame

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
Australia's largest financial services institutions all agree - the use of vertically integrated business models in the wealth management arms of banks was not the reason for the industry misconduct exposed in the Royal Commission. In their responses ...

FPA honours top advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia kicked off its annual conference in Sydney yesterday afternoon by honouring outstanding professionals in the industry. Perth-based Michael Carmody of Viva Wealth took out the coveted FPA Certified Financial ...

Aussie banks underestimated difficulties of advice: Hartzer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... Continuing his appearance at the Royal Commission, Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer said Australia's banks failed to recognise the subtleties of the financial advice market, as they looked for growth outside of their traditional functions of deposits ...

SelectingSuper honours super industry leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
A $37 billion industry superannuation fund reclaimed its position as fund of the year at the annual Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards in Melbourne this morning. Hostplus was crowned fund of the year. It was one of five awards for the industry fund, including ...

FASEA releases draft degree requirement legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority released its long awaited degree requirements for existing financial advisers and new entrants. FASEA has proposed the maximum requirement for an existing adviser be a graduate diploma of eight subjects ...

FASEA clarifies adviser exam rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... Ethics explanatory statement to provide additional guidance for key stakeholders. Foreign qualifications FASEA will now recognise advisers who have had their assessments already assessed by Department of Education and Training (DET) approved bodies such ...

AFCA creates small businesses ombudsman role

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
The newly established Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) will appoint an ombudsman dedicated to helping small businesses resolve disputes with their financial service providers. AFCA will consider complaints from small businesses with ...

Global asset managers sign responsible firearms framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... Principle 4 : Civilian firearms distributors, dealers, and retailers should educate and train their employees to better recognise and effectively monitor irregularities at the point of sale, to record all firearm sales, to audit firearms inventory on ...