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Post Royal Commission change is all talk: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
Despite the revelations of the Royal Commission, ASIC is still experiencing deliberate delays from financial institutions in meeting reporting requirements. On Friday, ASIC chair James Shipton told the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and ...

Integrity Life names head of retail product

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
Integrity Life appointed a new head of retail product as it continues to expand its operations. William Rogers joins the life insurance provider from CommInsure, where he was a senior product development and research manager for the last three years. ...

Qualitas seizes non-bank financing opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
Amid the major banks lowering their lending participation rates, Qualitas sees a boom in the private debt real estate segment over the medium term. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Qualitas group managing director Andrew Schwartz said private ...

BTFG expands tobacco divestment

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
BT Financial Group is expanding its divestment from tobacco and controversial weapons. The firm is extending its ESG exclusion framework to investment mandates for internally managed investments, saying customers demand sustainable investing that aligns ...

Adviser-client relationships not swayed by RC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
About 56% of consumers and more than a third of SMEs feel the revelations of the Royal Commission have had no impact on the way they interact with their financial adviser. New research from MetLife shows the Royal Commission has had no impact on the ...

Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Trump's continued criticisms wouldn't hurt me! US President Donald Trump has blamed the Fed for sparking the recent sell-off on Wall Street as well as threatening to undo the "good" for the economy that ...

Super funds excel in reporting obligation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
Nearly all large superannuation funds are fulfilling reporting obligations to a "high standard," the ATO's latest diagnostic reports show. In its fourth year running, the 2017 Risk Differentiation Framework (RDF) report found APRA-regulated funds successfully ...

ASIC to review FDS compliance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
ASIC will review financial advice fee disclosure statements and renewal notices, after licenses submitted breach reports to the extent the corporate regulator is concerned about systemic non-compliance. The FDS review will examine to what extent advice ...

Lost super sits at $17.5bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
The total amount of lost and unclaimed superannuation stands at $17.5 billion, new data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows. During 2017-18, unclaimed super reduced by $420 million, with New South Wales accounting for more than $2.2 million ...

Reforms impact adviser mental health

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
Financial advisers must band together to support their peers who are struggling to cope with the immense change occurring in the industry. Speaking at the AFA National Adviser Conference, Mindstar chief executive Aaron Williams said an increasing number ...