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Super and insurance inquiry necessary: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... insurance in the Royal Commission is warranted, while about one-third don't support the Federal Government's move to investigate the nature, extent and effect of misconduct in the wider financial services sector. Only 6% of respondents are unsure what ...

Former CBA-aligned adviser banned for three years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
An adviser formerly working under CBA-owned licensee Financial Wisdom has been banned for three years by ASIC. ASIC said the decision came about because Julie Hamilton failed to act in her clients' best interests; the regulator investigated her activity ...

Government caves to banking Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... a royal commission into the alleged misconduct of banks, insurers and superannuation funds. The inquiry will also investigate the regulators' ability to identify and address misconduct, but will not investigate the financial stability or the resilience ...

Lapse rates review anxiety unfounded: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... 16 life insurers, the lack of common definitions across the industry is making it difficult for the regulators to investigate claims payout ratios and is setting back attempts to standardise definitions.

Life insurer definitions clashing: Regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
The lack of common definitions among life insurers is making it difficult for regulators to investigate claims payout ratios and is setting back attempts to standardise definitions across the industry. The joint project between APRA and ASIC, which ...

Super consultant appoints new head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... challenges and ensure institutions have the resources and capabilities to respond effectively," Quinn said. QMV's Investigate product - an automated data quality management solution used to validate data for millions of accounts - manages data for more ...

BEAR cracks down on executive pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... variable remuneration, whichever is less) for up to four years. The bill also proposes APRA to have greater powers to investigate and disqualify senior executives; it may seek civil penalties of up to one million penalty units if an ADI breaches its ...

UK asset consultants face competition scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... practices of investment consultants have been referred to a consumer protection and anti-competition watchdog to further investigate the industry. The FCA announced it made a final decision to formally refer its concerns to the Competition and Markets ...

APRA names heavyweight panel to investigate CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority appointed three highly experienced panel members to conduct an inquiry into the governance, culture and accountability frameworks of the Commonwealth Bank. Chairman of the Banking and Finance Oath, John ...

Passive versus active is crippling: QIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... that active approaches offer the opportunity to outperform across key fixed income sub-classes." The study goes on to investigate: Changing market conditions and implications for investment strategies Active investing fundamentally being about quality ...