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Super funds suit up for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
The financial services Royal Commission will put Australia's $2.6 trillion superannuation system under the spotlight over the next two weeks and legal experts say a key question is whether conflicts of interest are influencing super funds and letting ...

Royal Commission work impeded: Hayne

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... publicly recorded delays in accessing documents from IOOF ahead of the fifth round of the financial services Royal Commission, beginning August 6. In a ruling published yesterday, the Commissioner detailed that IOOF subsidiary Questor Financial Services ...

Nicholas Moore to retire from Macquarie Group

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... operations, and effective consequence management. He added Macquarie Group made submissions to the financial services Royal Commission, and confirmed the bank would continue to respond to the inquiry, which launches into its fifth round of public hearings ...

Super under microscope at Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
Among its latest witness list, the financial services Royal Commission managed to capture about 50% of both the retail and industry superannuation fund segments in terms of funds under management. Rainmaker analysis shows superannuation funds called ...

CPA Australia scraps advice offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... Authority (FASEA), increased regulation and costs, as well as potential outcomes from the Financial Services Royal Commission, the board will prudently consider how CPA Australia can be best equipped to support members in the provision of financial advice," ...

HUB24 introduces low-cost product

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... 51.2% jump in FUA to $8.3 billion on the year prior. Given the backdrop of the banking and financial services Royal Commission, HUB24 said this will likely accelerate the shift away from large institutional platforms. It is currently working with institutionally ...

Advisers grapple with client retention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
Financial advisers are losing clients and the ongoing financial services Royal Commission isn't helping. The good news is professional standards reform is helping restore the reputation of the industry, Investment Trends research reveals. In the ...

Super funds countdown to Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Superannuation funds called up to the financial services Royal Commission now have less than four weeks to prepare, as the fifth round commences on August 6 in Melbourne. The fourth round of hearings, which focused on agricultural financing and interactions ...

Phone life insurance sales 'hawking' customers: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
The financial services Royal Commission exposed more boiler room sales tactics of call centre staff selling life insurance which drove poor behaviour and a sales-driven culture, and effectively breached anti-hawking provisions. Select AFSL managing ...

Royal Commission cracks down on life insurance phone sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
The banking and financial services Royal Commission has unearthed the unethical practices and incentives of life insurers selling policies over the phone at the expense of the most vulnerable customers living in remote communities. ASIC Indigenous Outreach ...