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ESG enthusiasm booms post-Royal Commission

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... directors and employees, rather than external forces or market pressure. Cottier said fallout from the Banking Royal Commission may be a part of what is driving this internal push for ESG. "Directors being even more aware of the importance of ensuring ...

NAB, Nippon lock heads over MLC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... animosity." Elsewhere, NAB's wealth business suffered a $3.8 billion net outflow as the effect of the banking Royal Commission continues to roil its results. The wealth division, which includes financial advice, asset management and superannuation ...

APRA self-assesses shortcomings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... determining the fitness and propriety of responsible persons, including their skills and experience. Given the banking Royal Commission advocated for the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) should be extended to superannuation, APRA said it ...

One third of Australians trust robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... robo-advice as their faith in the human side of the financial services sector continues to waver following the Banking Royal Commission. Futurist and innovation strategist Anders Sorman-Nilsson said: "Previously, Australians have trusted digital tools ...

IOOF responds to class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... Friday on behalf of IOOF shareholders. The class action is a direct result of revelations out of the Banking Royal Commission that IOOF Investment Management and Questor Financial Services, subsidiaries of IOOF, breached their duties as superannuation ...

Financial advice exit a boon for the industry: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... referral model; it will also reposition BT Financial Group as a standalone division. In handing down the banking Royal Commission final report, Commissioner Kenneth Hayne stopped short of dismantling vertical integration. Hayne said the forced separation ...

Rejuvenated APRA asserts authority

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... yesterday that APRA has turned a new leaf following several issues and recommendations raised from the banking Royal Commission. Part of its new strategy is to "weed out" underperforming funds, products and options. Trustees that fail to live up to their ...

IFM Investors adds policy director

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... necessarily sound like a good idea. Commenting on Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's recommendation in the banking Royal Commission final report, Dean said stapling may potentially encourage errant behaviour as funds try to sign up the first-time entrants ...

Royal Commission recommendations split industry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... Standard' s latest spot poll. About a third (31%) surveyed by Financial Standard last week believed the banking Royal Commission final recommendations were a missed opportunity to implement major reforms. Meanwhile, about the same number of respondents ...

Royal Commission dampens superannuation success

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
Findings from the banking Royal Commission has overshadowed Australia's superannuation system scoring the top spot in a global study of pension markets. Willis Towers Watson and the Thinking Ahead Institute named Australia as the number one pension ...