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Women missing from C-suite lineups

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
Women take up less than one in five positions in the C-suites of financial services companies, even though they account for more than half of the entry-level workforce. According to new research from McKinsey & Co, women are also 24% less likely than ...

NAB initially under-reported remediation bill to ASIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
NAB initially reported a compensation bill of about $22 million less than what it actually owed to customers for plan service fees, as the corporate regulator was capping off a report on the matter in late 2016. By 24 October 2016, NAB's estimated plan ...

Conflict of interest too great for NULIS: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
Conflicts of interest between NULIS and NAB Wealth were too great for the superannuation trustee to manage, the Royal Commission has heard today. Counsel assisting Michael Hodge suggested to former NULIS chair Nicole Smith the trustee "simply couldn't ...

CBA readies wealth demerger, records $9.2bn cash profit

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
Investors looking to buy Commonwealth Bank's demerged wealth management arm now have a clearer picture about what it looks like - a business which has generated after-tax profit of more than $500 million for the past two years. NewCo, or Commonwealth ...

Poor tech derails financial services marketing: Study

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
Inefficient marketing technology poses more roadblocks for financial services marketers than competitor products or management buy-in, a new study shows. Yell Creative found 32% of the marketers they surveyed in their annual 'Australian Finance ...

Chief economist update: Crude oil slips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
If one were to time the genesis of the recent surge in oil prices, it would have to be Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's interview with Time magazine around mid-April this year when he hinted at wanting the price of crude to reach around ...

Advisers demand self-licensing regime: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
A majority of financial advisers would welcome an overhaul of the AFS licensing regime, a recent survey shows. The majority (78%) of financial advisers polled in Financial Standard's sister publication FS Advice would prefer to be self-licensed, similar ...

Advised clients and their most frequently asked questions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Looking back on the 2017-18 financial year, Financial Standard wants to know the most common financial advice clients requested. This week the Financial Standard spot poll asks where did advisers spend the most time actually delivering advice in FY18? ...

Royal Commission cracks down on life insurance phone sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
The banking and financial services Royal Commission has unearthed the unethical practices and incentives of life insurers selling policies over the phone at the expense of the most vulnerable customers living in remote communities. ASIC Indigenous Outreach ...

Statements of Advice: Out with the old

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
Compliance requirements for financial advisers are on the rise and practices clinging to ancient technology will need to use their imagination and embrace change in order to keep up. Discussing the value of technology at a recent Advice Intelligence ...