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FPA shuffles CRC leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... conducted a review of the FPA's disciplinary regulations late last year - has also been appointed the role of Independent Code Administrator for the association's ASIC approved code, the FPA Professional Ongoing Fees Code. Boucher replaces Graham McDonald ...

NAB ends introducer payments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... keeping regional and rural branches open, opening new regional customer connect centres and extending the protections of the Code of Banking Practice to small businesses with less than $5 million in total borrowings.

ABA moves to protect vulnerable customers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... result in new industry guidelines aiming to better support vulnerable customers. These guidelines will complement the Banking Code of Practice and will be launched later this year. The guidelines will signify a commitment to ensure customers who find ...

Indigenous super access needs improvement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... One of Hayne's recommendations in the Royal Commission final report is for the Australian Banking Association to amend its code so that if a customer identifies as an ATSI, the bank will follow AUSTRAC's guidance on identification and verification. These ...

FSC to enact binding standard on genetic testing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... ahead with the rollout of new rules on genetic testing despite a delay. There had been plans to launch a new Life Insurance Code of Practice from July 1, but during the feedback period the Financial Services Council heard the code was not written in ...

Codes of conduct to be made enforceable

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... codes for a wider range of entities than currently possible, and for these ASIC-approved codes to include 'enforceable code provisions', contravention of which will constitute a breach of the law. It also proposes allowing ASIC to take into account ...

NAB agrees to RC wealth recommendations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... them. The bank also disagrees with Hayne's recommendation that the ABA amend its definition of small business in the Banking Code to see the code apply to businesses employing less than 100 full-time equivalent employees where the loan applied for is ...

Platform rebrands for next phase

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... needs and aspirations," Brook said. The move, which is subject to shareholder approval, would see the company's ASX ticker code change from MGP to XPL. It also follows a recent leadership shake-up that saw Brook take over as chair of the board, with ...

FPA disciplines two members

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... would be stripped of their membership and professional designations for a period of time, after breaching the association's code of professional practice. Matthew Brown, chair of the FPA's Gold Coast chapter committee, from MiQ Private Wealth - whose ...

Labor responds to Royal Commission final report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
The Labor Party will look to ban the payment of grandfathered commissions by January 2020 if successful at the upcoming Federal election. Responding to the final report, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said the party has already tabled a bill to end the ...