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Fees for no service remediation passes $250 million

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
Financial institutions outside the big four banks and AMP have been integrated into ASIC's fees for no service remediation programs, with total provisions likely to exceed $850 million. Updating the financial services industry and consumers on its oversight ...

ASIC identifies potential risks in ETP market

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... issuers and market operators to be aware of this risk and incorporate a means of managing it into their risk management framework," the regulator said in a statement. The results are based on stakeholder data gathered from 1 January 2016 to 30 September ...

AFSL launches new IFA dealer service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
A financial advice dealer group will provide licensee services to non-aligned advisers by way of a new white label offering. TAL's Affinia Financial Advisers has launched Affinia Access, enabling AFSLs to operate under their own license and brand with ...

Funds management veteran joins First State Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... "I look forward to contributing to the further growth of the portfolio and supporting First State Super's investment framework," he added. Jocelyn Furlan, Ralph Kelly, Rosemary Kelly, Mark Lennon and chair Neil Cochrane comprise the rest of the investment ...

Group insurers pressed for resources

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... Hackett. In May's Federal Budget, the Government said by 1 July 2019, group life insurance will move from a default framework to an opt-in extra for those with balances less than $6000, accounts that haven't received a contribution in 13 months ...

Chief economist update: ECB on track for exit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... general, it's a good sign because it shows that there is a willingness to discuss trade issues in a multilateral framework again. It would be difficult for us to go beyond that because we really don't know the substance of it." Draghi had this ...

Industry bodies respond to RG97 review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... industry to consider the 34 recommendations as a package and not cherry pick individual sections. The report proposes a framework for ASIC to consider the issues rather than make specific recommendations on each and every issue, he explained. Among the ...

Nicholas Moore to retire from Macquarie Group

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... pointed to its expertise in major markets, the ongoing benefits of continued cost initiatives and a proven risk management framework and culture. In his annual general meeting address to shareholders, chairman Warne said the group was committed to achieving ...

Avoid social agendas on ESG: Governance Institute

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) produced a research report last year claiming Australia's corporate governance framework restricts the ability of shareholders to bring resolutions at company meetings. In a green paper showcasing the survey ...

AMP dumps Horizons program

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... said. He added that advisers within AMP's aligned dealer groups contributed to the creation of Adviser Pathways and its framework. "By aligning with the government's new adviser education standards and trends in customer preferences we are creating the ...