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NZ looks to Trowbridge for life reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... Trowbridge selected as an adviser for the project. Consulting actuaries Melville Jessup Weaver (MJW) have been selected to investigate conflicts of interest in life and income protection insurance advice and make subsequent recommendations. According ...

FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
Declining bond yields, an uncertain equities landscape and an appetite for diversification are driving institutions towards alternative assets. Alex Burke investigates whether this is the right idea. When Perpetual acting general manager for regulated ...

NAB refunds $25m to Navigator Wrap customers

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
NAB will refund roughly $25 million to 62,000 customers on its Navigator Wrap platform following an independent review. The review investigated errors associated with income and tax allocations on account closure from September 2001 to April 2015. These ...

More calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
Australian Senator John Williams has reiterated calls for a Royal Commission in to the financial planning industry. Williams told ABC he was not satisfied by IOOF's response last week when the company's managing director Christopher Kelaher was asked ...

Claims of wrongdoing have no basis: IOOF

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
IOOF managing director Christopher Kelaher has told a Senate committee today that claims of widespread wrongdoing at the company have no basis of fact. "I'm confident that I can confirm to you and the broader community that the company has an extremely ...

ASIC silent on IOOF investigation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has refused to confirm if it will investigate allegations of misconduct within IOOF's research and wealth management divisions. ASIC refused to answer questions by Financial Standard regarding ...

Macquarie refunds $5.5m after 13-year system errors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... and applying insufficient GST credits. Macquarie worked with ASIC, appointing independent consultant Deloitte, to investigate the errors and determine the appropriate levels of compensation for individual clients and ensure these mistakes won't be repeated. ...

Government to invest in fintech security

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... project was originally announced by NSW Premier Mike Baird as a "subsidised office space to collaborate, network and investigate venture capital opportunities," with former AMP chief executive Craig Dunn appointed chair and DEXUS Property Group as property ...

Super non-compliance endemic: ATO

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... savings," Atkin said. "Cbus welcomes the recommendations by the ANAO but calls on the government to go further and investigate aligning payment of the superannuation guarantee with wages. "The ATO also needs greater resources to tackle the problem or ...

Expert issues cyber-attack warning

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... fraud attacks such as account takeover and identity fraud," she said. "Faster movement of funds means less time to investigate suspicious activity." Fraudsters are using the US and UK infrastructure to move payments quickly through multiple accounts ...