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MSCI delays China A shares inclusion in indices

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... mutual funds and must be satisfactorily addressed. The local exchanges' pre-approval restrictions on launching financial products remain unaddressed. As a result, MSCI said it will retain the China A shares inclusion proposal as part of the 2017 Market ...

Advisers must adapt to millennial habits

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... distributed," Scopelliti said. The research revealed that 67% of millennials preferred to receive advice on financial products and services via a digital platform, heralding the need for advisers to adapt their offerings if they wish to engage with the ...

Former politician joins fintech board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... federal parliament earlier this month. "Map My Plan is unique in that it provides advice without selling any financial products - it just focuses on advice which will help people make well informed financial decisions throughout their life and improve ...

ASIC orders HSBC remediation plan for "deficient" advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... report on the success of the above. "One of the fundamental obligations of financial advisers is to ensure that financial products are appropriate for the consumers' needs and circumstances," ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said. "Where that doesn't occur ...

Banned former CBA planner charged with forgery

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... Gold Coast. It is alleged Gillespie forged the signatures of clients on documents including applications for financial products and a series of internal CFPL documents to meet the requirements of the Commonwealth Bank's internal audit process. The matter ...

ASIC consults on robo regulation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... ASIC highlighted a "fund supermarket"-style website where consumers can learn about the features of different financial products without any attached recommendations - in this case, an AFSL would not be required. ASIC noted that exemptions to this rule ...

ASIC bans NAB-aligned adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... failed to provide sufficient information to clients about the charges associated with the switching of their financial products. Tidbury also failed to put the interests of his clients ahead of his own when he knew there was a conflict between his and ...

FoFA end marks start of new advice era

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... O'Dwyer said, adding that the government is also willing to do more to ensure that issuers and distributors of financial products are accountable for their offerings. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) director of policy Dante De Gori welcomed ...

Parliament repeals key FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... treatment of basic insurance products and non-cash payments consistently with other simple and well-understood financial products. Sections that will remain include the provision for consumer credit insurance to be included in the conversation a bank ...

Paradigm appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... and highly regarded for his entrepreneurial leadership style; record of success and innovation in developing financial products and services."