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Financial incentive provokes misconduct: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... without proper customer authorisation allegedly just to charge fees and the stories to come out of the Banking Royal Commission in Australia. The authors said these examples all illustrate unethical pro-organisational behaviour. While some unethical ...

Intra-fund advice must improve: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... matters are becoming more complex. With advisers leaving the planning sector after the fallout from the Hayne Royal Commission and legislative reformsand research showing demand for advice is on the rise, Rice Warner is predicting hikes in the cost of ...

YBR to remediate wealth clients

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... funds under management did not meet management's expectations. Ongoing negative sentiment surrounding the Royal Commission into the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry created significant uncertainty which had adversely affected ...

Business savvy needed ahead of FASEA deadline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... succession planning and the state of the industry. Reflecting on the last 12 months, Tynan told advisers: "We had a Royal Commission that was nothing about advice but you are dealing with the consequences." He was particularly critical of the Royal Commission's ...

Members shift to industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... APRA figures paint a telling picture of a booming industry super fund sector nearly one year after the Hayne Royal Commission. Retail fund assets were flat at $625.7 billion in the year to June 2019. Industry funds on the other hand grew by 13.8% year ...

CFS slashes trail commissions on some funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
Colonial First State has pared back trail commissions on a small slice of its funds, in a move that will affect about 400 advisers. The maximum rate of adviser trail commission is reducing from 0.8% per annum to 0.4% per annum (excluding GST) for Colonial ...

REP 515 divides advice community

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... ethics. Anderson was critical of the inability of regulators to consider unintended consequences. He pointed to the Royal Commission terms of reference which specifically directed legislators to consider how changes to legislation might impact the cost ...

Train of legislation to hit advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... Minister Julie Bishop expressed sympathy for the regulatory changes the advice industry is facing. Touching on the Royal Commission, Bishop said the reputational harm that has been caused by the unrelenting media coverage about certain bad behaviour ...

ASIC clamps down on poor advice, grandfathered commissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... it will work diligently to help Frydenberg push through numerous legislative reforms stemming from the banking Royal Commission and Productivity Commission inquiry into superannuation. This includes the proposed conduct accountability regime, single ...

Treasurer moves on broker remuneration

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... mortgage brokers and seek to reform broker remuneration. It is the next step in the government's response to the Royal Commission, releasing draft legislation is in response to recommendation 1.2 which recommended mortgage brokers be required to act ...