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Big four satisfaction on road to recovery

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
Around four months after Kenneth Hayne handed down his final report into misconduct in financial services, customers of the big four banks are starting to feel more satisfied. Latest Roy Morgan findings show customer satisfaction with Australia's largest ...

Fintechs to play vital ESG role: AXA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
AXA Investment Managers global head of responsible investing Matt Christensen told a recent roundtable in Sydney that fintechs will play a vital role in investors' attempts to address climate change. The role of fintechs, according to Christensen, will ...

YBR overhauls wealth arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
Yellow Brick Road is restructuring its wealth business that will result in job cuts under the supervision of chair Mark Bouris. Its chief executive will also step down. YBR's board announced overnight it will commence to dispose, outsource or restructure ...

AFCA hits the road

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority will travel Australia in an effort to learn from the community and increase awareness of its services. The dispute resolution body is set to embark on a national roadshow, visiting more than 70 regional ...

Stewardship lessons from BlackRock

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
A new report has drawn insights from BlackRock and five other giants to identify five catalysts that could speed up stewardship among asset managers. Willis Tower Watson published a paper summarising research on six large asset managers who collectively ...

NPP chair breaks down rollout

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
Former Commonwealth Bank and Westpac chief information officer Bob McKinnon is tasked with the tough job of chairing the New Payments Platform (NPP) through its rollout. McKinnon was made chair at the end of January this year. In March, the RBA revealed ...

Superannuation bills on hold

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
Four key pieces of legislation, including the protection of young superannuation members and low-balance accounts from default insurance premiums, have been put on ice. Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Members' Interests First) Bill 2019, a highly anticipated ...

Clime taps retail market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
Clime Investment Management is expanding its reach to self-directed investors by adding four portfolios to an online platform. OpenInvest now hosts Clime's defensive income, sustainable income, robust growth and maximum growth portfolios on its ...

Vanguard launches ETF, appoints new lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
A new Vanguard ETF commenced trading on the ASX this morning, just as the company announces a new investment head for the Australian quantitative equities business. The Vanguard Global Multi-factor ETF (ASX: VGMF) aims to outperform the international ...

FASEA welcomes new directors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
The government body overseeing the rising education standards in financial advice is welcoming new directors to its board. Australian Financial Complaints Authority board member Elissa Freeman and former Financial Planning Association of Australia director ...