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RC questions adviser sales tactics

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... Wright said, Westpac has made changes to its remuneration models whereby revenue will not be the "hero item." Commissioner Kenneth Hayne questioned why the organisation doesn't value the idea of advisers simply providing genuine advice whereby nothing ...

Royal Commission must be extended: FSU

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... revelations of misconduct continue to arise from the inquiry. The Finance Sector Union said the inquiries of Commissioner Kenneth Hayne should not be halted due to time constraints. Additionally, the FSU believes the investigation should allow for the ...

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

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... top stories and key points you need to know. Australia's top financial institutions are lining up before Commissioner Kenneth Hayne in the latest round of the financial services Royal Commission that runs until April 27. Between shuffling of papers ...

Royal Commission latest: CBA doing more with fewer advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... clients identified, Perkovic deflected Hodge's line of questioning on numerous instances - to the extent Commissioner Kenneth Hayne had to intervene repeatedly and warned her to answer all the questions directly. Perkovic told Hodge that based on her ...

AMP platform fees laid bare

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... arrangement between clients and their advisers, and that the platform merely facilitates the transaction. Commissioner Kenneth Hayne described AMP's fee structure as a "collection mechanism" that automatically disposes clients' assets - which AMP holds ...

Royal Commission to grill FPA, AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... dealer groups will face the latest round of public hearings in the financial services Royal Commission. Led by Commissioner Kenneth Hayne, the inquiry has called upon the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), the Association of Financial ...

Royal Commission seeks further disclosure over financial misconduct

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne had to repeatedly ask some of Australia's largest financial services businesses to properly explain the nature, extent and effect of any misconduct over the past five to 10 years. Overseeing the Royal Commission into the Misconduct ...

Royal Commission begins in February

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... Royal Commission was established by Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove on 14 December 2017, with former High Court judge Kenneth Hayne named as Royal Commissioner. At the time a joint statement from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott ...

Federal Government names Royal Commission lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... joint statement with Attorney-General George Brandis and Treasurer Scott Morrison, announced the Government will recommend Kenneth Madison Hayne be appointed Royal Commissioner by the Governor General. Hayne was a Justice of the High Court of Australia ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... broad-based industry wide gains across equity, commodity and currency markets [in reaction] to Brexit dislocations," said Kenneth J Heinz, president of HFR. World's expanding infrastructure investment gap According to a report from McKinsey and Company ...