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Financial services given hand to protect seniors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... Wealth chief executive Anne McGowan said the programs are suitable for financial institutions, banks, financial planners, law firms, aged care facilities, government departments, support services, or "anyone who helps seniors manage their financial arrangements." ...

TPB calls for submissions on practical guidance info

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has called on stakeholders to provide feedback on four new draft information sheets that provide practical guidance on how the Code of Professional Conduct (the Code) applies to tax (financial) advisers. In a bid to ...

Qualitas adds two directors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Real estate investment management firm Qualitas has made two senior appointments to its Sydney team. Diana Saw joins as director, risk management, and Ivan Katz as director, private capital. The new roles have been created as the firm expands its Sydney-based ...

CommInsure appoints independent review expert

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... reporting will all be carried out independent of CommInsure, the CommInsure Board and the Commonwealth Bank." In addition, law firm DLA Piper will investigate ethical issues within CommInsure which were alleged in media coverage of the recent claims ...

Medcraft steps down from global leadership position

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
ASIC chair Greg Medcraf has announced he will step down from a global leadership position so as to "refresh" the organisation. Medcraft was chair of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) for the past three years. He declined ...

FSC releases policy priorities for next parliament

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... FSI 'health check' found there was room for improvement especially in respect of competition, stronger enforcement of the law and better governance."

ASIC accepts EU of former adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) of former Victorian financial adviser and authorised representative of the Synchron dealer group, Michael Melamed. The EU follows concerns from ASIC that Melamed's advice about life insurance, during ...

Competitive forces driving US pension fees down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Greater transparency and increased competition, as well as the risk of legal proceedings, have driven companies in the US to demand lower fees from pension providers for their employees' 401(k) plans. As new disclosure rules allow companies to learn ...

Financial planners improve standing in annual trust survey

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
Financial planners have improved their standing in the Roy Morgan Image of Professions survey but still have some way to go before they can be considered one of the most trusted professions. Of the 30 professions included in the survey, financial planners ...

PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
He holds one of the first doctorates of superannuation in Australia and has developed some of the country's most innovative retirement ideas and products. Darren Snyder discovers what really drives industry veteran and Mercer senior partner David Knox. ...