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ANZ dismisses alleged job cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
... we don't have any specific reduction programs or targets for the group, we will continue to focus on improving productivity, particularly where we can provide customers a better service through the use of technology." The Financial Services Union ...

ASIC delays choice product dashboards

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... been subjected to ongoing delays since 2015 after being introduced with the Stronger Super reforms, she said. The Productivity Commission, she pointed out, recommended introducing choice product dashboards as soon as possible. "Waiting another four years ...

Banks push to leave vertical integration on the table

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... model's inherent conflicts. "I cannot say that the benefits of requiring separation would outweigh the costs, and the Productivity Commission concluded that 'forced structural separation is not likely to prove an effective regulatory response to ...

Financial advice in 2030: What does it look like?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
If every one of the recommendations to come out of the Royal Commission and the Productivity Commission was implemented verbatim, by 2030 the financial advice industry would look very different. WealthDigital predicts Australia's financial advice ...

Protecting Your Super Package will cross finish line: Treasurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... permanent tax relief for merging superannuation funds from 1 July 2020 (when it was due to expire) as encouraged by the Productivity Commission's recommendation in its final report into superannuation. The tax relief enables superannuation funds ...

CFR, ATO report on SMSF borrowing arrangements

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... borrowing in SMSFs. The Government has indicated it expects another report on the matter in three years' time. The Productivity Commission recently reported LRBAs do not "currently pose a material systemic risk" but "active monitoring is warranted to ...

Barefoot Investor boosts Rest indexed options demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... precipice of improving member engagement - but can only do so with the help of technology. While the Royal Commission and Productivity Commission have helped fuel members to take action with their super, it is technology that will help make a difference ...

Industry fund executive takes new role

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... KPMG and the ATO. "The last few years have seen an unprecedented pace of legislative and regulatory change, and the Productivity Commission and Royal Commission final reports look set to increase that pace even further," Rowe said. "Our members' best ...

Benchmark APRA against global counterparts: Treasury

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... reviews of APRA starting in 2019. This came on the back of recommendations made by both the Royal Commission and the Productivity Commission. The first APRA capability review has now commenced, with a three-person panel appointed by Federal Treasurer ...

Rejuvenated APRA asserts authority

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... own experience in supervising the industry, but also reflecting issues highlighted by both the Royal Commission and Productivity Commission," she said. RSEs can expect to lift their game in areas like board capability, fiduciary culture and adequately ...