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Royal Commission must cast net wider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... feed into that process," she says. The Royal Commission's advice background paper states "the proliferation of financial products with trivial economic differences makes comparing features and prices almost impossible for consumers." IFS is also concerned ...

Royal Commission to take "labyrinthine" advice legislation to task

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... privatisations and demutualisations - had brought increasing numbers of middle-class households into the market for financial products and services." A comprehensive redesign was suggested by the Financial System Inquiry in 1997, focusing on the idea ...

ASIC co-deputy chair named

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... competition - not regulation - that is the best means of ensuring that consumers and investors get value for money in financial products and services. Both consumers and financial product and service providers - particularly new entrants - benefit from ...

Super calculators given further ASIC relief

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... general numerical calculation about a financial product; and does not advertise or promote one or more specific financial products.

Future Fund reshuffles investment team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... of the investment committee. He previously worked in senior strategy roles in London and Hong Kong with AIG Financial Products and Morgan Stanley. Prior to that, Gilmore worked with both the International Monetary Fund and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. ...

Super funds call for SG increase to aid women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... and disengaged from its members. Human Super is yet to launch its offering and does not currently provide any financial products.

ASIC hits former Westpac, NAB, YBR adviser with permanent ban

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... outlined that instances in which licensees claiming to provide only general advice to retail clients while selling financial products but are actually providing personal advice will also be further scrutinized.

Complaints authority welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... demonstrated deep knowledge and understanding of the financial services sector and the issues faced by consumers of financial products and services, O'Dwyer added. Coonan serves on several boards of private and public organisations including Place ...

ASIC to target non-compliant advisers and AFSLs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... outlined that instances in which licensees claiming to provide only general advice to retail clients while selling financial products but are actually providing personal advice will also be further scrutinised. "This report highlights our ongoing commitment ...

Small cap boutique appoints investments GM from Perennial

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... development. Before Perennial, he was head of channel management and direct sales at Credit Suisse Asset Management, a financial products manager at NRMA Financial Services and director of the strategy and research team at Macquarie. He has also held ...