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ASIC moves on Dollarmites

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... behaviour and good money habits." According to Financial Standard readers, banks should be banned from pedaling financial products in schools. More than half (53%) of respondents to Financial Standard's latest spot poll agree CBA's Dollarmites program ...

Ban Dollarmites: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
Banks should be banned from pedalling financial products in schools, Financial Standard's latest spot poll shows. More than half (53%) of readers agree that CBA's Dollarmites program and any other financial products promoted in schools by financial ...

Financial literacy critical to European retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... survey indicates an increasing need for financial advice as large numbers of savers don't know which types of financial products they will invest in more over the next 12 months. In his half-hour panel discussion, Greco also touched on ESG investing. ...

ASIC bans Spectrum Wealth adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... circumstances, such as obtaining existing superannuation and insurance information and adequately investigating financial products before making recommendations. Mehra didn't compare the features and costs of any existing insurance recommended to ...

RC interim report is fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... services marked a "day of shame" for Australia's banks. This week we ask: should banks be allowed to promote financial products at schools under the name of financial literacy ?

Advice industry in hot water

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... where an adviser "is employed by, or aligned with and acts on behalf of, a principal who manufactures or sells financial products, the adviser's interests (and the principal's) will be advanced by persuading a client to acquire one of the principal's ...

Royal Commission tables life insurance policy questions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... Australian financial system report published in June 2018 is sufficient to address the problems that can arise where financial products are sold under a general advice model. "If not, what additional changes are required? Are there some financial products ...

Sargon Capital acquires Decimal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... entrepreneurs with the technology and infrastructure that they need to successfully build and grow investment funds and financial products. Decimal will bring another dimension to this capability," he said. "We have a diversified portfolio of financial ...

Legislation lifts ASIC recruitment limitation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... performance of the financial system - it ensures both consumers and investors get value for money in the in financial products and services they use, he said. The Bill will also remove ASIC's obligation under the Public Service Act 1999 (PSA) to recruit ...

Former Westpac adviser ban upheld

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... the best interest duty requires them to use their expertise to conduct a reasonable investigation into the financial products that may put the client in a better position - even if a client indicates they're interested in a particular strategy or product. ...