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Codes of conduct to be made enforceable

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
The Federal Government has responded to the recommendation from the Royal Commission that financial service industry codes of conduct should be enforceable by ASIC. The Treasury released a consultation paper addressing this point from Hayne's report ...

IOOF faces class action

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
The lawyer who led $300 million of claims during the Storm Financial crisis is preparing a class action against IOOF. Quinn Emanuel partner Damian Scattini said the firm will next week file a claim in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The class ...

Liquidation likely for Halifax

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
Halifax administrators updated investors on the future of the beleaguered online stockbroking firm, with signs pointing to liquidation. The firm - whose AFSL was suspended shortly after it went into voluntary administration in November 2018 - was found ...

Chief economist update: What's the RBA waiting for?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
The Sino-Yankee trade war, the slowdown in the global economy and more recently, the Brexit fiasco have all had a negative bearing on the Australian economic outlook. This is no better depicted than by the recent National Accounts update showing the ...

NAB agrees to RC wealth recommendations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
National Australia Bank agreed to all of the Royal Commission's recommendations directly relating to the wealth management industry. Releasing its full response to Commissioner Hayne's 76 suggested changes to Australia's financial services industry ...

Chief economist update: Breaking up is hard to do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
"They say that breaking up is hard to do, now I know, I know that it's true..." - Neil Sedaka. This song must be playing in UK prime minister Theresa May's head - it should as it did in mine - when a second round of voting in the House of Commons ...

Statewide Super confirms merger talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
Statewide Super is in advanced merger talks with two superannuation funds, confirming a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed. A spokesperson for Statewide Super told Financial Standard the fund is exploring a potential merger with WA Super and ...

Mortgage broker trail commissions to stay

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
The Government will allow mortgage brokers to continue to collect trailing commissions on new loans with a review slated for three years down the line, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said yesterday. The competition regulator and the Council of Financial ...

Banks, ASIC still at war over fees-for-no-service

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
ASIC's fee-for-no-service report card shows the regulator and some financial advice licensees still have fundamentally different views on what constitutes a fee-worthy service. ASIC's fees-for-no-service further review report card has shone light on ...

Digital engagement boosts investing demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
Investors are increasingly relying on social media platforms and a new generation of brokers to meet online investing demand, a new survey shows. Investment Trends' latest Online Broking Report found investors are turning to blogs and online forums ...