Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 131 - 140 of 148 results for "Financial Services Royal Commission"

AMP becomes class action target

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... representations to the market concerning AMP's failure to disclose misconduct that was revealed in the financial services Royal Commission on 16 and 17 April 2017." It will include AMP shareholders who purchased shares between 24 May 2013 and 13 April ...

AMP kept unsuspecting clients in the dark: RC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
The financial services Royal Commission censored the names of two AMP financial planning clients who currently don't know they are the victims of improper advice provided by an authorised representative. AMP knew as early as March 2017 the husband and ...

Unions lobby super sector to cut big bank, AMP ties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... superannuation funds to review partnerships with the big banks in light of issues exposed at the financial services Royal Commission. In a letter to industry fund chief executives, ACTU secretary Sally McManus urged funds to reconsider their relationships ...

Royal Commission can only mean more red tape: Poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
Financial Standard readers predict the financial services Royal Commission will turn the financial advice industry in a new direction, and with more red tape. The publication's weekly spot poll shows more than half (55%) of the respondents strongly ...

Royal Commission must be extended: FSU

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... union representing workers in the financial services sector is calling for an extension of the financial services Royal Commission, as revelations of misconduct continue to arise from the inquiry. The Finance Sector Union said the inquiries of Commissioner ...

Treasurer backs ASIC investigations

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... Scott Morrison has great confidence in ASIC's ability to deal with matters raised during the financial services Royal Commission this week. At a doorstop interview in Sydney, Morrison advised that ASIC has been investigating and continues to investigate ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Days 1 - 3)

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
After three days of the financial services Royal Commission tackling financial advice, Financial Standard summarises the top stories and key points you need to know. Australia's top financial institutions are lining up before Commissioner Kenneth Hayne ...

Royal Commission latest: CBA doing more with fewer advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... of the private banking division Marianne Perkovic, who fronted the afternoon session of the financial services Royal Commission on Wednesday. Senior Counsel Assisting Michael Hodge referenced a memo sent to CBA senior staff dated 3 May 2012, detailing ...

Banks put revenue above quality advice: FSU

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... "goes to the heart of poor culture." Follow Financial Standard for ongoing coverage of the financial services Royal Commission: NAB details serious compliance concerns in RC advice submission Commonwealth Bank refunding millions in fees for no service ...

NAB details serious compliance concerns in RC advice submission

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... wrongfully charged plan service fees. Follow Financial Standard for ongoing coverage of the financial services Royal Commission: AMP's buyer of last resort measures scrutinised AMP executive apologises for advice failings Commonwealth Bank refunding ...