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Meller to leave AMP immediately

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
Craig Meller has stepped down as chief executive of AMP effective immediately. AMP has announced Meller will leave the role in the wake of financial advice failings and misconduct brought to light by the Royal Commission. AMP non-executive director ...

Treasurer backs ASIC investigations

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison has great confidence in ASIC's ability to deal with matters raised during the financial services Royal Commission this week. At a doorstop interview in Sydney, Morrison advised that ASIC has been investigating and continues ...

Dead advice clients slugged ongoing service fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
The Commonwealth Bank has admitted one of its advice subsidiaries charged ongoing service fees to clients it knew had passed away. Providing testimony to the Royal Commission today, CBA executive general manager, Commonwealth Private Marianne Perkovic ...

Chief economist update: The colour of Beige

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
Speculators speculating on the US Federal Reserve's next monetary policy movement should pay close attention to the Beige Book Report. The "book" isn't made up of figures and numbers and stats but instead anecdotal evidence on the state of the US economy. ...

Former Suncorp adviser banned

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
A former Suncorp Financial Services financial adviser has copped a four-year ASIC ban after the regulator found the adviser failed to act in the best interests of his clients. The adviser in question, Gerald Grubwinkler from Queensland, failed to adequately ...

NAB details serious compliance concerns in RC advice submission

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
In the past nine years NAB has identified about 70 financial advisers giving rise to serious compliance concerns across its wealth division. In its submissions to the Royal Commission, NAB disclosed that between 1 January 2009 and 1 January 2018, it ...

AMP executive 'apologises' for advice failings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
AMP's group executive, advice and New Zealand used his appearance at the Royal Commission public hearing to apologise on behalf of the group for failings in the provision of financial advice. In questioning AMP group executive, advice and New Zealand ...

Commonwealth Bank refunding millions in fees for no service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
In its three submissions to the Royal Commission, Commonwealth Bank has admitted to at least $118.5 million of fee for no service misconduct. Providing examples of misconduct by authorised representatives and financial advisers employed by CBA and related ...

ASIC lifts licence conditions on CountPlus subsidiary

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
ASIC has lifted the licence conditions it imposed on a CountPlus subsidiary after it paid $2.5 million in remediation to its clients following a compliance issue in 2015. In September, 2015 ASIC placed additional licence conditions on Total Financial ...

AMP admits to serious misconduct in RC submissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
AMP has acknowledged hundreds of instances of misconduct in relation to the provision of financial advice between 1 January 2008 and 30 June 2015. In opening the Royal Commission's inquiry into financial advice today, Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena ...