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Dover exit renews self-licensing calls

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... the licensee before Dover, and/or do other assessments of the person's competence." On the institutional side, with the big four banks largely unwinding their advice operations and AMP under increased scrutiny - IOOF declined to comment on its appetite ...

Royal Commission backlash continues for banks: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... of the Commission. While the research shows Australians are considering switching providers - not moving away from the big four institutions - COBA chief executive Michael Lawrence believes the data is supportive of increased interest in the customer ...

Westpac off the hook in BBSW scandal

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... Early casualties included UBS in 2013 and BNP Paribas and the Royal Bank of Scotland in 2014. Westpac is the last of the Big Four to face the court on ASIC's BBSW investigations. Earlier this month, CBA copped $25 million and agreed to enter an enforceable ...

Private debt attractive for instos: Sahota

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... income veteran Bob Sahota. The private debt market in Australia is "as old as the hills" but has been the domain of the big four until recently, Sahota said at an investor forum on Wednesday. "As a result, institutional and HNW investors have traditionally ...

Budget 2018: Social media reaction

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... return to a budget balance in 2019-20 #Budget18 - Deloitte Australia (@FederalBudget) May 8, 2018 Deloitte, one of the big four accounting firms, says the Federal Budget will return to balance in 2019-20. Super funds to be required to "formulate a retirement ...

Royal Commission to drive independent advice market: GlobalData

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
Financial planners are likely to ditch the big four and AMP's wealth businesses to set shop alone, as customers move towards independent advice following the Royal Commission, according to GlobalData. Customers will become more discerning in their choice ...

Royal Commission bad for super: Switzer

ALEX BURKE, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... super funds. Supporting this, a 2017 Rainmaker pilot study of portfolio holdings disclosure by super funds found the big four banks were among the top 10 holdings of all participating super funds. "Where it gets complicated for the industry funds is ...

Unions lobby super sector to cut big bank, AMP ties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... super funds. Supporting this, a 2017 Rainmaker pilot study of portfolio holdings disclosure by super funds found the big four banks were among the top 10 holdings of all participating super funds. "Where it gets complicated for the industry funds is ...

Government targeted for delaying Royal Commission

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... FinaMetrica - part of PlanPlus Global (@paulresnik) April 18, 2018 FinaMetrica director questioned the ongoing viability of the big four's advice businesses. Well what can I say!! Totally shocked and appalled by client testimony #RoyalCommission of blatant ...

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

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... industry: social media No view on ending adviser commissions: AMP AMP deliberately misled ASIC over ongoing fees April 16: Big four's submissions ANZ, in a last-minute correction to its RC submission, upped the number of its financial advisers who failed ...