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IOOF grows against the grain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... increase. It is to grow further as the new capability continues to direct administration funds from IDPA, native title, compensation and philanthropic trusts to IOOF platforms. "We have an exceptional track record of delivering value-accretive acquisitions ...

Aussie banks cleared of Wells Fargo-type conduct

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... at Wells Fargo involved widespread secret opening of accounts by employees in order hit sales targets spurred by compensation incentives. In most cases, customers were completely unaware that the accounts had been opened. While systemic illegal misconduct ...

Class action on the cards for ASX healthcare firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... artificially inflated based on misleading disclosures to the market. Shareholders who suffered losses as a result may seek compensation for their losses from the company," Petrovski said. The proposed class action is open to shareholders who purchased ...

O'Dwyer names one-stop-shop dispute resolution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... small businesses promises to be smoother, faster, fair and free. In her speech, O'Dwyer also pushed for a last resort compensation scheme relating to past disputes as part of the Ramsay Review. "It's important to consumers who have wrongfully suffered ...

Low-flation to lower-flation?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... measure excluding food and energy prices have declined and are running below 2%. Market-based measures of inflation compensation remain low; survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed, on balance." While the Fed's ...

Royal Commission unnecessary: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... welcomes the bipartisan and political support this is receiving. Loane however discouraged the continued calls for compensation schemes on both advice and product failures. After undertaking economic modeling, the FSC found a last resort type of compensation ...

Labor unyielding on banking Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... for a Royal Commission is "justified" given the last 18 months alone saw more than $300 million in fines imposed or compensation paid to customers by the banks for a range of bad behaviours such as bad credit practices or wrongly denying insurance claims. ...

ASIC audits limited AFSLs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... by one of its directors. ASIC said it's aiming to protect the interests of investors and while it is not seeking compensation or refunds for investors, in the event the court does wind up the scheme and Gem, investors could potentially receive a return ...

Macquarie leads alternatives pack

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... segments of the illiquid credit universe, such as direct lending for example, yields are not always offering sufficient compensation for illiquidity and risk." At the same time some investors have withdrawn capital from hedge funds in the face of high ...

Shadforth grows Queensland presence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... wellbeing of clients. Lyndhurst caters to family office clients and also specialises in the management of personal injury compensation payments, assisting families in need through its Wellbeing Advocacy service. "We are excited by the enhanced offering ...