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Former Suncorp adviser banned

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... Financial Services Industry hears damning evidence of deliberate practices in Australia's high-profile financial institutions.

Advice not yet a real profession: Kell

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... demand for financial advice as we saw superannuation balances grow, you had the entry of some of the larger financial institutions into the sector, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, several of the major banks made major acquisitions of wealth management ...

CBA advice failures unacceptable: Comyn

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... deputy chair Peter Kell said: "Our report into Fees For No Service in October 2016 identified the major financial institutions' systemic failures in this area, and called for fair compensation to be paid to customers who did not receive the advice reviews ...

Cryptocurrency service providers now regulated: AUSTRAC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... providers. The laws ensure these exchanges now face the same regulatory requirements of other regulated financial institutions under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006, requiring financial institutions to monitor transactional ...

Robo-advisers a hard pill to swallow for Aussie investors: CFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... at which high net-worth individuals started recognising the benefits of robo-advice - that's when major financial institutions realised that they needed to adapt and embrace new technology. We're now seeing that trend here in Australia, and that's something ...

Willis Towers Watson hires institutional risk expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... held various positions at Westpac Institutional Bank, including sector head of insurance relationships for financial institutions, associate director - financial institutions, and relationship manager - professional services. WTW chairman of financial ...

Fortnum lands investment veteran as chairman

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... investment and insurance committee. Joining Fortnum is Nigel Douglas. He has headed research at several top financial institutions in a career spanning 30 years. Douglas's appointment comes as Fortnum pushes for growth in its managed discretionary account ...

Executive pay structure still fuels risk-taking: APRA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
Australia's largest financial institutions still remunerate senior executives in a way that encourages risk-taking and undermines long-term financial health - but RSE licensees may be doing a better job than their peers, APRA said today. The findings ...

Most investors shun credit ratings: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... "exacerbating the financial crisis and defrauding investors by offering overly favourable evaluations of insolvent financial institutions" and approving extremely risky mortgage-related securities, according to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). ...

Royal Commission seeks further disclosure over financial misconduct

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... and inappropriate dealing with life insurance claims. Orr explained there are also submissions from both financial institutions and the general public that display a frustration over the time to navigate the relative dispute resolution networks. She ...