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RC interim report is fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
Findings in Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's interim report are fair and reasonable, according to Financial Standard's latest spot poll. The interim report, which summarised his views of the first four rounds of hearings, included financial advice ...

AMP defends charging dead clients

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
AMP has defended its practice of charging premiums to dead life insurance customers in a submission to the financial services Royal Commission. The wealth manager continued to deduct life insurance premiums from a deceased customer, even after AMP has ...

Elon Musk steps down as Tesla chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
SMSF stock darling Tesla Inc. is set to see a board revamp after Elon Musk settled a tweet-led securities fraud charge with the US corporate regulator. Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Musk with securities fraud over his August ...

Sargon grows executive lineup, launches fintech solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
With a rebrand, numerous executive appointments and the launch of two new products, Sargon Capital is on an impressive growth trajectory. Adding to what has already been a whirlwind few months for the company; the newly-rebranded Sargon is celebrating ...

Industry fund members more satisfied

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
Despite the flak the superannuation industry has received from the Royal Commission, industry fund members are more satisfied with their fund than retail members. This is according to a survey of 50,000 participants conducted Roy Morgan, which pitted ...

Insurance shake-up puts clients first

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
Round six of the Royal Commission exposed systemic issues across the life insurance value chain and its fledgling code of practice that's yet been powerless to stop unethical behaviour. But industry experts say all hope is not lost. Counsels assisting ...

Zurich helps advisers quantify cost of care

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
Latest research from Zurich is helping financial advisers quantify the cost of healthcare when providing insurance advice. The cost of care whitepaper debunks the mentality that Australia is "bulletproof" and that the social and healthcare system will ...

AMP, banks respond to RC interim report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
AMP and Australia's big four banks have responded to the Royal Commission's interim report on misconduct in the financial services sector. The report, released on Friday, was scathing in its review of Australia's major players in financial services. ...

A day of shame for Aussie banks: Bligh

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
Australian Banking Association chief executive Anna Bligh said the Royal Commission's interim report into misconduct in financial services marked a "day of shame" for Australia's banks. Holding a press conference after Commissioner Kenneth Hayne ...

Regulatory inadequacy to blame: Hayne

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
Inadequate regulatory response to previous financial advice scandals has enabled poor conduct to continue and exacerbate, according to the Royal Commission. In his interim report, Commissioner Hayne has said scandals dating back to the GFC can shed ...