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ASIC defends enforceable undertakings at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... said. An A to Z review is the fact-finding questionnaire that was faulted in the enforceable undertaking. Next, the community benefit payment that ANZ paid as a part of the July 6 EU was an amount suggested by the bank ($1.2 million) and not a figure ...

Intra-fund advice conflicted: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
Colonial First State admitted to falling below community standards when it crafted poor communication to super fund members to dissuade them from moving to a cheaper default option. One financial adviser was banned in the process, the Royal Commission ...

Female Excellence in Advice finalists announced

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... AFA and TAL, and celebrates women in financial advice who are making a significant contribution to the profession, the community and clients. Finalists for the 2018 award are: Dominique Bergel-Grant, Leapfrog LIFE Joanna Ryan, Lumix Wealth Tonina Ciarrocchi ...

Financial services confidence continues spiral

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
A corporate governance expert believes confidence in Australia's financial institutions will continue to fall while they remain exposed to the pursuit of profit to the detriment of customers. Governance Institute of Australia chief executive Steven ...

Indigenous Australians face super challenges: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... proving their identity when engaging with super funds. Additionally, Melcer said a visit to Far North Queensland remote community of Lockhart River demonstrated to her how a lack of access to technology inhibited indigenous Australians in understanding ...

IOOF executives dismiss conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... products despite board members recognising conflicts of interest existed in choosing to boost revenues over meeting "community expectations." The financial services Royal Commission continued its line of questioning to IOOF general manager of distribution ...

First on the block: CBA to develop blockchain bond

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... issuance processes." CBA said it would employ a private Ethereum blockchain for the project, citing the active development community Ethereum enjoys worldwide, and the suitability of its functionality to the project. The bank said however it would remain ...

Commitment to ethical investing booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... responsible investment level, negative or positive screening, sustainability-themed investments, impact investing and community finance reached a record AUM level of $186.7 billion or 12% of all professionally managed assets. This growth in absolute ...

Philanthropists should reimagine data management: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... is used ethically and protected. Such funding requests might "not be sexy" but they are critical to the health of the community sector. Asking for donated data as opposed to cash can be an effective method to gain insights that no amount of money could ...

ASIC staff to investigate institutions from the inside

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... with the resources and powers it needs to effectively detect, deter and punish those who do the wrong thing, to improve community confidence and outcomes for consumers and investors in the financial services and corporate sectors."