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New life insurer is RC good news story

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... system upgrades, while Integrity would focus on advisers and their clients. "They're going to do things like focus on remediation of Royal Commission issues, integration of the businesses that they've acquired," he said. "They're going to rebuild their ...

KPMG brings remediation regtech to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
The big four consultancy is bringing an AI-driven regtech with the ability to assess remediation files to our shores. UK-based regtech Recordsure will arrive in Australia after the firm formed an alliance with global consulting giant KPMG to roll-out ...

KPMG expands advice remediation team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
KPMG recently launched a hiring spree to support clients with financial advice remediation efforts. As wealth managers further move to remediate customers for various fees for no service and financial advice misconduct, KPMG is bolstering its managed ...

ASIC finalises EU with HSBC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... circumstances. At the time, 464 clients were under review. The EU required HSBC to develop and implement a review and remediation program to compensate customers who lost money because of inappropriate advice. Part of the remediation program involved ...

Perfect storm smashes AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... mandates in 2018, and said it suffered outflows to its industry super competitors. In addition, its financial advice remediation figure now stands at $469 million, including a $290 million provision for potential advice remediation. In total, AMP's ...

CBA posts $4.6b in profits, dividend flat

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... expenses were down 3% to $5.3 billion as one-off items from the prior period offset the increased spending on advice, remediation and compliance. The bank's total spending on remediation now stands at $1.46 billion, including provisions. This includes ...

Institutions respond to Royal Commission, make commitments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... fees-for-no-service as "nothing more than carelessness combined with system deficiencies." This, he said, despite NAB's remediation costs now likely to be more than $100 million. The bank responded today and Thorburn refuses to blankly accept Hayne's ...

ASIC enforcement must get tough: Commissioner

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... enacted, which gives ASIC disgorgement remedies in civil proceedings and a directions power, which extends to ordering remediation. Hayne's enforcement solution The Commissioner has already ruled out handing over a part of ASIC's remit to the Australian ...

Misconduct must end: Frydenberg

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... accountability and governance standards. Third, they enhance the effectiveness of regulators. Fourth, they provide for remediation for those harmed by misconduct," Frydenberg said. "The Government is confident that the actions announced today will put ...

Hiring outlook subdued: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... Paraplanners can look forward to salary raises and more opportunities, as companies rush to fill in compliance and remediation roles created as a result of the Royal Commission. "Another major trend this half will be the continued movement of technically ...