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Royal Commission to take "labyrinthine" advice legislation to task

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
In its background paper leading up to the financial advice inquiry on April 16, the Royal Commission has called out the "labyrinthine" regulatory regime in which the industry operates. The paper notes the current legislative framework for financial ...

Royal Commission to grill FPA, AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... the latest round of public hearings in the financial services Royal Commission. Led by Commissioner Kenneth Hayne, the inquiry has called upon the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and ASIC ...

ASIC co-deputy chair named

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... Introducing the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing ASIC's Capabilities) Bill enacts a recommendation from the Financial System Inquiry and the ASIC Capability Review, she added.

PJC doubts life insurance industry can self-regulate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... convinced" that a draft APL standard proposed by the FSC adequately addresses the full range of concerns identified by this inquiry. As a "matter of urgency," the life insurance industry should have a balance of affiliated and non-affiliated products ...

ING appoints head of wealth from Suncorp

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... accredited since APRA revised the accreditation process in 2015." "Consistent with suggestions from the 2014 Financial System Inquiry, APRA's changes were intended to make the process more accessible for ADIs to achieve accreditation, without weakening ...

Is climate change a risk to retirement savings?

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... taken to safeguard $977 billion of retirement money from the impact of climate change. The Environmental Audit Committee's inquiry into "green finance" wants to know if pension funds have devised investment strategies to tackle climate change-related ...

Actuaries Institute names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... big data disruption, health care funding and retirement. She has driven significant involvement in the Financial System Inquiry as well as other inquiries conducted by major national regulators, he said. "Our members are instrumental in the reshaping ...

Royal Commission seeks further disclosure over financial misconduct

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... over the time to navigate the relative dispute resolution networks. She added there will be new themes to emerge as the inquiry continues. From the Commission's early work, about 50% of submissions have been related to banking. Orr said 32 notices to ...

CBA chair says culture needs improvement

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
In responding to APRA's ongoing prudential inquiry into the bank, Commonwealth Bank chair Catherine Livingstone acknowledged "there are aspects of our culture where we could improve." APRA issued an update on its progress with the inquiry, saying that ...

Royal Commission begins in February

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... financial services sectors. In doing so, the Royal Commission reminded the public that it simply exists to conduct an inquiry and cannot resolve disputes, fix or award compensation, nor make orders requiring parties involved in a dispute to take, or ...