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Royal Commission must cast net wider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... is still an area where the industry as a whole - big firms and small firms - have some work to do. It is a relatively new law and there is a journey here to go through." It's leaving some in the advice industry concerned that the scope of the Royal Commission's ...

Financial services data breaches recorded

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
The Australian finance sector was responsible for 13% of notifiable data breaches reported to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in the first quarter of 2018. The OAIC Quarterly Statistics report outlined the top five industry sectors ...

AIA Australia spearheads mental health law reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
AIA Australia is urging the Federal Government to allow life insurers to fund early intervention and treatment for mental health conditions. AIA Australia and New Zealand chief executive Damien Mu said the legislative barriers that restrict life insurers ...

CBA advice failures unacceptable: Comyn

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... locate evidence regarding the provision of, annual reviews to the customers. Apart from the latest $3 million payment, the law enforcement agency has set out several other conditions of which Commonwealth Financial Planning must comply. BW Financial ...

Industry Super Australia chief executive resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
The chief executive of Industry Super Australia is resigning after 12 years to take on a new role at a global fund manager. David Whiteley is expected to take up a new global position at IFM Investors in September. Before ISA, he was a director at HESTA ...

Cryptocurrency service providers now regulated: AUSTRAC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
AUSTRAC has implemented the first laws for cryptocurrency service providers operating in Australia as the financial intelligence agency looks to mitigate criminal risk in the sector. AUSTRAC's new suite of cryptocurrency laws will regulate digital currency ...

FPA to fight latest FASEA proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... in disbelief that FASEA has ignored the financial planning specific study completed in the CFP program, while recognising a law degree as a relevant financial planning qualification. "A financial planner with a Business degree, eight subjects in the ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
Perhaps it's being drowned by the ongoing Trump/Xi "my tariff is bigger than yours" tit-for-tat, or the Trump/Stormy Daniels alleged dalliance, or the alleged Trump/FBI raid on the offices of Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen... but whatever it ...

Crime victims should receive super access: Poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
Financial Standard readers mostly support a Federal Government proposal which would see victims of horrific crimes have an ability to access the superannuation balances of perpetrators. The publication's weekly spot poll shows about two-thirds (63%) ...

Lawyers slam life insurers in Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... Insurance Code of Practice in the short time it took effect on 1 July 2017, Maurice Blackburn principal Josh Mennen said. The law firm detailed a number of cases in its submission whereby super funds and insures breached their claims obligations and ...