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Indigenous Australians face super challenges: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... phenomenon whereby a person appears to agree with propositions put to them, even if they do not actually agree. In the fourth round of hearings the Royal Commission heard of the unethical practices and incentives of life insurers selling policies over ...

Fees for no service remediation passes $250 million

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... reviews for entities subject to the fee for no services project. Fees for no service have again been a hot topic at the fifth round of the Royal Commission this week. Focusing on the superannuation industry, Commissioner Kenneth Hayne has been quizzing ...

Former NULIS chair faces Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... chair from 2013 to 2018, and she faced the Royal Commission this afternoon as it resumed hearings on day two of the fifth round. When MLC introduced its SWIFT package of adviser fee changes in 2012, it went through the board under Smith's watch. ...

Royal Commission revisits fees for no service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... members advice fees in return for no services well before the financial services Royal Commission kicks into its latest round of public hearings. In the Royal Commission's fifth round, which kicked off in Melbourne this morning, Senior Counsel Assisting ...

Super funds suit up for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... 14 retail and industry super funds, collectively managing about $700 billion, which made the witness list for the fifth round of hearings beginning in Melbourne this week. Mills Oakley special counsel Luke Hooper says an obvious starting point is whether ...

Royal Commission work impeded: Hayne

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne has publicly recorded delays in accessing documents from IOOF ahead of the fifth round of the financial services Royal Commission, beginning August 6. In a ruling published yesterday, the Commissioner detailed that IOOF subsidiary ...

Mis-selling super a win for consumers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
An advocacy body for superannuation fund members established in 2013 will finally become fully operational thanks to $2.5 million in penalties paid by CBA and ANZ for the mis-selling of super products. The Superannuation Consumers' Centre will receive ...

Nicholas Moore to retire from Macquarie Group

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... services Royal Commission, and confirmed the bank would continue to respond to the inquiry, which launches into its fifth round of public hearings next month. Wikramanayake also confirmed a final decision on who replaces her as the head of Macquarie's ...

Super under microscope at Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... superannuation fund segments in terms of funds under management. Rainmaker analysis shows superannuation funds called up to the fifth round of the Royal Commission manage about $700 billion for more than 10 million Australians. Retail super funds appearing ...

Avoid social agendas on ESG: Governance Institute

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
Governance and risk professionals have rallied against proposals to increase shareholder voices on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. In responding to a survey issued by the Governance Institute of Australia, its members overwhelmingly ...