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NAB tops bad advice compensation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
The National Australia Bank's bad advice compensation bill has hit more than $1.2 billion - the highest liability among the major financial institutions. While NAB Financial Planning and NAB Private Wealth have remediated most of this amount with ...

FPA calls for stronger experience pathway

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia said it does not agree with the proposed changes to the experience pathway, claiming it would undermine the road to professionalism. Newly appointed chief executive Sarah Abood criticised the federal government's ...

AFA opposes clean record requirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... generate, particularly for anyone who receives a sanction at a point when it is too late to seek to achieve the Qualification pathway," the AFA said. "Sanctions could arise as a result of less material matters and in circumstances where the misconduct ...

Consumer advocates criticise advice review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... and inappropriate sales, in particular to vulnerable customers. "The advice review is a critical opportunity to build a pathway to higher quality advice and end harmful conflicted remuneration in financial advice and insurance for good," Newton said. ...

HESTA impact lead goes it alone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... it's proclaiming to progress gender equality while cloaking sexual discrimination in NDAs or committing to a net zero pathway while simultaneously funding lobbying efforts for more coal mines - stakeholders will recognise this and punish it," Delahunty ...

Education reforms are promising: SAFAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... is appropriately recognising on-the-job experience of advisers. SAFAA chief executive Judith Fox welcomed the proposed pathway that recognises knowledge, experience, and decades of professional development. "Importantly, it ensures that clients are not ...

State Street on how it will vote

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... towards the destination," SSGA said in the letter. "Indeed, it is essential that boards understand their companies' pathway to net zero, and how they will leverage their unique strengths and opportunities, which in turn will help investors like us ...

Adviser population drops below 19,000

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... advisers shrank by 15%. As the industry continues to grapple with the loss of experience, Senator Jane Hume announced a new pathway for experienced advisers with 10 years of experience - echoing much of Labor's proposal announced last week.

Aware Super, VISSF finalise merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... been at the forefront of this activity, with a dedicated team of experienced merger professionals helping to smooth the pathway to successful mergers." She also hinted at further mergers for Aware Super down the line. "Over the past two years we have ...

Citi Foundation awards over $1m to community partners

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
Citi Foundation has awarded grants of over $1 million to community partners in Australia to support youth employment programs over the next 12 months. The awarding of grants is part of Citi Foundation's global Pathways to Progress program, which ...