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ANZ boosts remediation team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
ANZ increased the size of its remediation team by 50% in an effort to cut through its refund program. Announcing its first half results, the bank said the move was part of its broader attempt to build trust and lead the industry "with purpose" following ...

CBA owes staff $15 million

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
Commonwealth Bank Australia (CBA) notified the Finance Sector Union (FSU) it will have to reimburse staff after a series of errors resulted in workers being underpaid. Thousands of current and former employees of CBA and BankWest have been underpaid ...

Dealer group acquires bank advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
An IOOF-owned dealer group has acquired Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's financial planning business. Bridges Financial Services has entered into a strategic partnership with the bank that will see Bridges take ownership of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's ...

Couples need to talk money

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
New research from Westpac shows couples are struggling to discuss their financial matters. Westpac's Finance and Separation report shows that choosing to avoid discussions about their finances is a recurring theme among couples who have - or are considering ...

NAB chief executive exit package revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
Andrew Thorburn will walk away with more than $1 million when he exits NAB at the end of the month. Confirming the arrangements today, NAB said outgoing chief executive Andrew Thorburn will be paid $1,041,449 in lieu 26 weeks' notice, when he departs ...

J.P. Morgan introduces digital currency for instos

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
J.P. Morgan is launching its own digital currency to harness the benefits offered by blockchain. The largest bank in the US is getting ready to roll out JPM Coin, representative of a fiat currency and designed to make instantaneous payments between ...

NAB wealth exit delayed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
The bank's separation from MLC is likely to be delayed. NAB said it was likely the planned divestment of its wealth management arm MLC would be delayed as far as June 2020. The bank said that while more detail was yet to arrive about the proposed legislative ...

Institutions respond to Royal Commission, make commitments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
Australia's largest financial institutions said they are committed to improvement following the release of Royal Commission's final report. Landing yesterday, the report was scathing in its assessment of banking executives. Commissioner Hayne said the ...

Advice jobs are coming: Recruiter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Advisers and paraplanners face a year of booming job prospects, as the industry switches into hiring mode after a tough year of regulation, a large recruiting agency reports. According to the latest Hays Jobs Report, advice businesses sat on recruiting ...

3.5 million Aussies give financial advice to friends and family: Roy Morgan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... by The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape in recent years. Bringing up the tail were regional and mutual banks Heritage Bank, Bank SA and Teachers Mutual and - Australia's largest bank - the Commonwealth Bank. Those asked to provide advice for friends and ...