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Investec unveils succession plan

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... the other changes, Perry Crosthwaite will take over Titi's post as group chair and will step down as chair of the remuneration committee with Philip Hourquebie assuming the position effective 1 April 2018. Zarina Bassa will become senior independent ...

ClearView issues refunds over life sales misconduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... Bank - is accessible via the ClearView website. It is intended to help advisers develop and implement alternative remuneration structures, including supplementing reduced year one life insurance commission payments under the Life Insurance Framework. ...

Institutions urged to overhaul outdated risk management practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... subjected them to intense parliamentary scrutiny, and has announced its intention to impose new law on accountability and remuneration. And now after much political battle, there is to be a Royal Commission into misconduct in the banking, superannuation ...

2017 AGMs less tumultuous: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... 2017 AGM season was "significantly less tumultuous" than 2016; only one company copped a second strike against its remuneration report. In Report 564, ASIC noted the number of first strikes on pay packages fell from 11 in 2016 to five year-on-year. The ...

ASIC ramps up surveillance and remediation after adviser conflict report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... that conflicts of interest are appropriately managed. ASIC also suggested the institutions implement appropriate remuneration arrangements, such as balanced scorecards that focus on customer outcomes and compliance, and avoid giving undue weight to sales-related ...

Product agnostic planners boost ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... assumed lack of product bias that comes with operating on a fee-for-service basis may be a key driver. Changes in the remuneration structure of many planners sees them now being paid on a fee-for-service basis, meaning they are in theory product agnostic ...

Independent expert awaits bank remuneration guidelines

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... McPhee, voiced his disappointment that not all participating banks have published their "overarching principles on remuneration and incentives." While McPhee was overall positive about the progress being made by the banks to enact the ABA initiatives ...

ASIC takes further action against MyPlanner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... have potentially influenced that advice, including information about relationships with external parties and the remuneration agreements in place. Fraser also failed to provide a statement of advice when personal advice was provided. At the time of the ...

Career progression positive for women advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... "sales targets culture" as the main barrier to starting a career in advice - a sentiment synonymous with sales and remuneration practices the industry is progressively moving away from. "Hitting sales targets and the reputation of the profession were ...

ASIC widens conflicted adviser remuneration rules

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
ASIC has added additional conditions to its definitions of conflicted remuneration in financial advice both in light of recent reforms and to address specific concerns. Issued ahead of the life insurance framework deadline on January 1, Regulatory Guide ...