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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 ...

Up close and personal: Women in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
From chief executives to chief underwriters, risk advisers to mental health and consumer advocates, here are the stories of six women in financial services you should know about. Financial Standard has profiled six women from different parts of the ...

NAB names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... Australia Bank has been named as the hunt for a new chief executive continues. Current NAB director Philip Chronican will replace Ken Henry as chair of the board later in 2019. Chronican is currently serving as interim chief executive and will continue ...

Consultation opens for claim handling changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
The Federal Government has opened consultation on a proposal to remove the exclusion of insurance claims handling from the definition of financial service. Industry stakeholders were worried about the unintended consequences of removing the exclusion ...

Former ASFA chair sees new EQT role

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
Equity Trustees is welcoming a new deputy chair, moving a former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chair alongside current EQT chairman Jeff Kennett. Jim Minto has been appointed as deputy chair of Equity Trustees. It is a move set to ...

YBR in trading halt, flags loss

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
Yellow Brick Road has been suspended from trading for failing to lodge its half-year report. YBR told the market on Friday it will incur a statutory after-tax loss for the six months to 31 December 2018. The results include a material non-cash impairment ...

New ASX governance principles target culture

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
The ASX and its new corporate governance principles unveiled overnight are taking a leaf out of Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's final recommendations. The fourth iteration of the ASX Corporate Governance Council's principles and recommendations ...

IFM Investors adds policy director

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
The former director of policy at Industry Super Australia is joining IFM Investors. Zachary May takes on the newly-created role of executive director of strategy and policy. Prior to joining ISA, May worked at the US Securities and Exchanges Commission ...

AFA rebukes ideological drive against conflicted remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers came out swinging in a public response to the Royal Commission's final report this morning. Speaking at the Sydney leg of the association's annual Connect Tour, AFA general manager of policy and professionalism ...

Royal Commission boosts platform provider

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
Another platform provider believes it's well positioned after the Royal Commission. Releasing its half-yearly results to the ASX today, HUB24 said it expects to benefit from Kenneth Hayne's suite of recommendations for improving the wealth management ...