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NEOS Life partners with insurance tech firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
... software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions in CRMs, front-end and back-end systems, outsourced administration and risk compliance services.

ATO warns of SMSF concentration risk

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
... ready for their SMSF's approved auditor for their next audit to help the auditor form an opinion on the fund's compliance with these requirements," it said. Diversification is a key aspect of the things SMSF trustees have to consider as part ...

Ex-ANZ adviser goes solo

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... course and exam like all other advisers - she said she hopes to complete these hurdles by early next year. Though, compliance issues don't present a challenge for Laird. "ANZ has always been very compliance focussed so I feel I have really good background ...

Advisers to bear brunt of AMP failings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... recalculate multiples offered as part of longstanding buy-back agreements. Financial Standard understands AMP directed compliance staff several months ago to begin looking into historic BOLR agreements, specifically targeting those advisers with contracts ...

Westpac fined over reporting failure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... prudential standards. "By issuing these infringement notices, APRA wants to send a strong message to industry that compliance with our reporting standards is mandatory, and cannot be considered secondary to other business priorities," Lonsdale said. ...

AMP profits dive, chief pay restructured

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... assets under management increased by $12.3 billion to $199.6 billion compared to the same time last year. Regulatory and compliance costs were felt by AMP with cost to income ratio at 60.2%, up from 45.9% 1H 2019. Meanwhile, AMP chief financial officer ...

CBA remediation bill drags performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
Commonwealth Bank's overall remediation and compliance costs have hit $2.2 billion, dragging its full-year June 2019 results. A large chunk ($806m) of the bank's customer remediation bill will go towards implementing regulatory and compliance ...

AMP MDA constraints frustrate advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... the time the conditions were imposed: "ASIC expects to see improvements in the standards of supervision, conduct and compliance across the financial advice industry, and the imposition of additional licence conditions is part of ongoing efforts to make ...

Document leak puts NAB under the pump

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... been "open and transparent in acknowledging the significant improvements required to non-financial risk management and compliance, as identified in our self-assessment on culture, accountability and governance." "NAB's program of reform includes ...

TPB welcomes independent review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... issued in April. Topics touched on include the TPB's governance arrangements, registration and education requirements, compliance and sanction powers and the regulation of tax (financial) advisers. TPB chief executive Michael O'Neill said the board has ...