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BTFG drags Westpac performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
Westpac's wealth and insurance arm BT Financial Group delivered mixed results for the bank, financial reports released to the ASX show. Every division, with the exception of BTFG "performed solidly" in the six months to March, the bank said. Chief executive ...

Poor compliance sees AFSL suspended

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
Failure to fulfill key compliance and reporting obligations has resulted in the suspension of an AFSL by ASIC. As part of its ongoing efforts to improve standards across the financial services industry, the regulator suspended the licence of Australia ...

ASIC cancels responsible entity AFSL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission cancelled the AFSL of a responsible entity for failing to comply with a number of its key obligations as a financial services licensee. The company, DD&D Securities, is the responsible entity for Dwyers ...

Sydney firm sees AFSL cancelled

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
ASIC cancelled the Australian Financial Services Licence of Sydney based insurance company Core Insurance for failing to lodge financial statements and auditor reports for two years. Core Insurance, which trades as Ferme, has held its AFSL since October ...

Veteran Suncorp executive departs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
A Suncorp executive will resign this month after 17 years at the banking and wealth management group. Clayton Herbert has held numerous senior positions at Suncorp, including deputy chief financial officer, acting group chief financial officer, group ...

New investment vehicles need work: industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
The investment management industry is flagging concerns over the Federal Government's proposed Collective Investment Vehicle structure, especially its tax implications. Speaking at a regulatory forum in Sydney on Thursday, King & Wood Mallesons partner ...

Top companies still in the dark on ESG

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Corporate advisory firm Company Matters believes there are several companies within the ASX 300 who are coming up short when it comes to ESG disclosure. Company Matters director Janine Rolfe said the recent KPMG analysis of listed entities' disclosures ...

Family office administration wasted on inefficient reporting: FOX

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
Family offices are spending up to 75% of its time on reporting due to inefficiencies, according to research from the Family Office Exchange. The research showed that the average family office spends 32% of its time on collecting, verifying, analysing ...

Challenger reports early amid share price falls

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... when it releases its results on 16 February. The company said in an announcement to the ASX that the unaudited financial report is still being finalised, but that first half statutory profit after tax is expected in the range of $225 million to $235 ...

Financial services fail to share mental health data

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
Two-thirds of listed financial services companies are failing to disclose important data for measuring employee mental health against wider standards. According to a new report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), only a third ...