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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at some of the new services being offered in the intensely competitive custody market. We also profile Western Asset Management country head of fixed income Anthony Kirkham and take a closer look at ...

Labor forces tabling of FoFA regulations

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... presented an order for the production of the Corporations Amendment (Streamlining Future of Financial Advice) and the motion to table the regulations went through with 33 votes in favour and 29 against. Those voting in favour included senators of the ...

CBA needs to"lift its game": Treasurer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
Treasurer Joe Hockey said Commonwealth Bank (CBA) needs to "lift its game" and added that the bank has handled the scandals within its financial planning businesses and the Senate investigation "appallingly." Hockey spoke this weekend at the Liberal ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at the recent regulatory changes that have removed some of the barriers to the Australian corporate bond market and investigate why Australia is still behind its international peers in getting involved ...

CBA apologies again, refutes reckless culture accusations

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
Commonwealth Bank has apologised again for the misconduct of its financial advisers that resulted in clients losing millions in retirement savings and has refuted accusations that its sales-based culture was "reckless." The bank has issued a statement ...

Investors should take responsibility for themselves: Medcraft

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Individual responsibility remains a core part of the financial services system, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft said, ahead of the Senate report on the inquiry into the regulator. The Senate Economics ...

Advisers applaud "historic" ban on commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
Financial advice associations and the Financial Services Council (FSC) have applauded the "historic" ban on commissions in general advice and welcomed the government's changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) law. "We are extraordinarily pleased ...

Cormann ready to issue views on Senate FoFA report

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
Minister of Finance Mathias Cormann is ready to issue a response to the Senate Economics Committee report on the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform. A spokesperson for the Minister confirmed to Financial Standard that "the government will announce ...

Xenophon rejects Senate FoFA report

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... FoFA repeal legislation, nor the Senate Economics Committee report." Contrary to Labor and the Greens, Xenophon did not table a dissenting report, which was interpreted by some as tacit support to the Committee's report. With 33 representatives in the ...

FoFA changes designed to protect big players: opposition

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
Labor, the Greens and Industry Super Australia (ISA) strongly opposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation on the grounds that changes "seem designed to protect the profits of larger financial services companies." Both Labor ...