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Big super locking Aussies out of homes: Wilson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... superannuation funds as part of the economics committee's ongoing review into the big banks and other financial institutions in his role of chair. Wilson believes the scrutiny is an important part of ensuring Australia's financial system is working ...

Asset managers move to ESG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... and climate are now firmly established as high priority issues," he said. "2020 marks a profound shift in the way institutions invest as many investors have recognised that companies with strong governance, environmental and social practices have outperformed ...

CBA guilty of deceptive conduct

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... relation to this resulted from inadequate systems and processes. ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said: "Financial services institutions need to have appropriate systems, governance and controls in place to ensure they deliver on promises made to their ...

Hume slams superannuation circus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... in the newspapers. "This is my greatest frustration," she said. For someone like Hume, who has worked in financial institutions and industry super funds, covering policy, investment side, distribution, she would have hoped that her experience would help ...

Deutsche Bank appoints local head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
Deutsche Bank has appointed a returning executive as its head of financial institutions group for Australia. Martin Nosek most recently worked at Nomura as the head of FIG Australia and co-head of FIG Asia Pacific. Prior to this, he spent 14 years at ...

Banks return $1.2bn for bad advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... major ASIC reviews. The reviews were launched by the regulator in 2015 to look into the extent of failure by the institutions to deliver ongoing advice services to financial advice customers who were paying fees to receive those services. Additionally ...

APRA commends super funds on tough year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... said impact on households and businesses across the country was profound and dramatic. "APRA-regulated financial institutions (authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs), insurers and superannuation funds) have stood up to the challenge, both financially ...

Wage subsidy needed for new entrants: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... AFA said. The association said it assumes one driver for the increase is ramped up action against major financial institutions, and argued that small, individual advice businesses should not be footing the bill. "Many of the advisers have no choice but ...

High Court dismisses Westpac appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... and general advice given via a sales campaign, today's judgment will provide clear guidance to those financial institutions that develop campaigns to sell financial products through direct approaches to retail clients." The appeal sought to find ...

Your Future, Your Super on APRA to-do list

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... climate change financial risk and complete the ongoing review of the capital framework for authorised deposit-taking institutions. APRA chair Wayne Byres said while the industry demonstrated its resilience in 2020 on the back of substantial public sector ...