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Train of legislation to hit advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... has been caused by the unrelenting media coverage about certain bad behaviour has tarnished an entire sector of the community. "A few bad apples shouldn't diminish the quality of the entire crop," Bishop said. "The Royal Commission has been challenging ...

Nominees await top AFA honours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... education" has prompted an increasing focus on adviser education in the past decade. Women who are standouts in their community contributions have come out on top in the 2019 Female Excellence in Advice award finalists list. "The aim of the award is ...

MLC Wealth hunts new talent

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... Pembroke will operate for high-net-worth clients, while the Garvan, Apogee and Meritum brands will be retired and a new community of self-employed advisers developed. The group is also exiting its franchise models, MLC Advice Stores and NAB FP self-employed. ...

Climate policy more than divesting: UniSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... the political process frustrates citizens searching for action on things which matter to them. "Previously when the community wanted certain environmental standards, they elect people and this people make laws and the environmental problem gets solved," ...

SMSF Association patron steps down

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... ability to enjoy retirement is very much about having financial security, it's also a time to be able to give back to the community in a way that is beneficial and gratifying to retirees and the broader society - and this is what he asked us to reflect ...

Frydenberg flags new advice disciplinary system

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
A new disciplinary system for financial advisers with a central disciplinary body headlines the government's Royal Commission implementation roadmap released today. Revealing how the government will tackle the 76 recommendations made by Commissioner ...

New distribution head for listed platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... support the needs of advice businesses and their clients operating under the heightened demands of regulatory scrutiny and community expectations." Hamieh will start at the company on August 26, while Michael Wright doesn't officially step into the chief ...

AFA names Female Excellence finalists

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
Women who are standouts in their community contributions have come out on top in the 2019 Female Excellence in Advice Award (FEIA) finalists list. That's according to TAL general manager retail distribution Niall McConville, who said the finalists stood ...

ANZ scraps individual bonuses

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
... remuneration, in an effort to reduce the "negative impact" an over emphasis on individual bonuses within banks have on the community, according to chief executive Shayne Elliot. "We are taking action to rebalance the way we pay people so that variable ...

More scrutiny for super fund, insurance firm chiefs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... provide an opportunity to scrutinise the banks on how they balance the needs of customers, shareholders and the broader community, according to committee chair David Coleman, who was chair between 2016 and 2017. Frydenberg said the government has asked ...