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ESG considerations material to long-term success

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Latest research from Regnan dispels investor myths about the usefulness of ESG investing. According to Regnan, investors need not worry about the cost of considering material ESG risks in portfolios. The research house claims the long-term performance ...

Super funds countdown to Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... deceased estates becomes an issue, Bowden said. The fourth round also heard about how life and funeral insurance providers mis-sold products to vulnerable members of remote communities, namely Select AFSL's sales practices following an ASIC investigation. ...

Chief economist update: Friday when the trade war began

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Shots fired! Shots fired! The threat of a trade war became real on 6 July 2018, when at exactly 12:01 am (NY time), the US imposed a 25% tariff on US$34 billion of Chinese imports to which China immediately responded with a percent-for-percent and dollar-for-dollar ...

CBA, ANZ told to clean up superannuation distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
An ASIC investigation alleges Commonwealth Bank and ANZ branches offered superannuation products to customers at the end of general fact-finding processes, which the customers may have mistaken as "personal" advice rather than "general" advice. Commonwealth ...

Phone life insurance sales 'hawking' customers: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
The financial services Royal Commission exposed more boiler room sales tactics of call centre staff selling life insurance which drove poor behaviour and a sales-driven culture, and effectively breached anti-hawking provisions. Select AFSL managing ...

ABA appoints deputy chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
The Australian Banking Association has appointed Suncorp's chief executive as its new deputy chair. David Carter is taking the role from Bendigo and Adelaide Bank managing director Mike Hirst, who announced his retirement from the bank in March. "The ...

ESG reporting strong through 2017: ACSI

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
Almost all ASX200 companies disclosed environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy frameworks and sustainability targets in 2017, according to the latest Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) report. ACSI's annual review of corporate ...

ASIC bans former adviser on IPO conduct

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
ASIC has banned a former Victorian financial adviser who deliberately used false information while applying for shares in at least three IPOs that listed between 2015 and 2017. Mark Damion Kawecki has been banned from providing financial services for ...

Aussie asset manager cops ASIC intervention

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
The corporate regulator has slapped licence conditions on an alternative asset manager, citing concerns over the corporate governance of the firm after the misappropriation of investors' funds by a former employee. Aurora Funds Management is now required ...

FPA predicts self-licensing tsunami

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's policy lead believes the current AFS licensing regime is standing in the way of financial advisers delivering greater value. During a discussion about goals-based advice at a recent Advice Intelligence ...