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Royal Commission interim report flawed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... appears to have ignored submissions on the issues raised throughout the Royal Commission. That is the view of the Association of Financial Advisers which, in responding to the interim report, said the report does not suggest a good understanding of financial ...

Financial advice as charitable giving

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
... not-for-profit and any money being made is redirected into helping others in need, he added. Further, as the winner of the Association of Financial Advisers' Excellence in Education Award for 2017, Ward received a scholarship for study via Kaplan ...

A day of shame for Aussie banks: Bligh

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
Australian Banking Association chief executive Anna Bligh said the Royal Commission's interim report into misconduct in financial services marked a "day of shame" for Australia's banks. Holding a press conference after Commissioner Kenneth Hayne ...

Banking remuneration practices to blame for misconduct

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... several years after the FoFA reforms came into effect." Stephen Sedgwick AO, appointed by the Australian Bankers' Association to conduct an independent review into remuneration practices in retail banking, said back in April last year that some practices ...

Super funds call for grandfathering ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... that fail to act in the best interests of members. In its submission to the financial services Royal Commission, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia noted that trailing commissions paid to financial planners can provide "perverse incentives." ...

AFA rejects criticism over grandfathered commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers used a submission to the Royal Commission to hit back at suggestions the advice industry has not adequately responded to the prevalence of grandfathered commissions. Citing historic government media releases and ...

Industry body names first chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
The RegTech Association has appointed its first chief executive and added two new directors to its board. The RegTech Association has promoted general manager Deborah Young to the newly created role of chief executive. Young has served as general manager ...

Financial planning needs more women: FPA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is calling for greater gender balance in financial planning, citing increased consumer demand for female planners. In a release, the association said the proportion of women in financial planning ...

Specialist insurer updates definitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... Sequeira-Walmsley joining PPS Mutual as New South Wales state manager in July. She was national partnership manager at the Association of Financial Advisers for the past two years. The company is currently recruiting for a state manager role for Vict ...

Franking credits inquiry launched

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... revealing 87% of respondents were concerned Labor's crackdown would severely affect retirees. According to SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney, the SMSFA is still "resolutely opposed" to the proposal, and will use inquiry to make a detailed ...