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Rethink property investment: Poll

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... strongly agree it is critical to reassess property investment strategies as real estate cools and banks tighten lending practices. Just 14% of respondents to Financial Standard's weekly poll disagreed; saying now was not the time to reconsider property ...

Royal Commission work impeded: Hayne

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... focus on the superannuation industry; its governance; the relationship between trustees, financial advisers and selling practices; indigenous issues; and regulator effectiveness.

Mis-selling super a win for consumers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... Stowe said it is fitting that the funding has become available as a result of regulatory action on poor super selling practices. "This is an excellent example of the way Enforceable Undertakings can improve consumer outcomes. ASIC has ensured that the ...

AMP appoints advice executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
... small businesses and how to partner with them to help them grow sustainably, which is a boost for the hundreds of advice practices in our aligned advice network." Commenting on his new role, Symons said: "AMP has a proud history and I am proud to be ...

Industry bodies respond to RG97 review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
Several industry bodies have welcomed the recommendations aiming to overhaul fee and cost disclosure practices of superannuation funds and managed investments under Regulatory Guide 97. Darren McShane, appointed by ASIC to spearhead the independent ...

Grandfathered commission debate an overreaction: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... commissions is an "overreaction", with trail commissions contributing little to the overall income of financial advice practices in reality. Addressing delegates at the 2018 Association of Financial Advisers' National Roadshow in Sydney, AFA head ...

Banks take 1500 days to identify breaches: ASIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... to ASIC, he said. The findings are from an ASIC report to be released next month, one which probed breach reporting practices at about 12 big banking groups. Reporting breaches is a statutory requirement, Shipton reminded the room. "Accordingly, there ...

Super under microscope at Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... August 6, will focus on superannuation fund governance; the relationship between trustees, financial advisers and selling practices; indigenous issues; and regulator effectiveness. At the most recent Royal Commission public hearings, Senior Counsel Assisting ...

Pressure mounts on regional advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... advisers, many of which are the only adviser in their practice. AMP recently confirmed it is undertaking a review of practices across AMP Financial Planning and its aligned dealer groups. A majority of those practices are expected to be sole practitioner ...

Advisers name top platform provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... the ground, resulting in a 'sticky' adviser for the incumbent technology providers. There are now over 8000 practices in Australia with less than five advisers, so it is just not feasible to have this support model in place." Woods added advisers ...