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Cooper defends BT life insurance figures

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... rate was "not comparable" with other insurers. He explained: "ASIC said at its recent appearance at the House of Representatives Economics Committee that the data that has been provided by industry participants is not consistent. Any comparisons would ...

Poll provides fresh defence against Royal Commission

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... clearly positive towards banks compared to those who were clearly negative. In its opening address to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, ASIC called out recent scandals, saying: "In recent times banks have fallen short of community ...

ANZ blames tech and training for bank mishaps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... always met the standards it sets for itself or that the community rightly expects. In addressing the House of Representatives' parliamentary committee yesterday, Elliott said: "Each time we fall short, we potentially harm a customer or a member of the ...

CommInsure under fire again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... fresh allegations and the inquiry findings are expected to be discussed when CBA's Ian Narev faces the House of Representatives Economics Committee in Canberra today. Narev will be the first of the big four banks' chief executives to front the parliamentary ...

Universities must prepare for adviser reforms: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... or financial planning subjects offered in Tasmania, South Australia or Western Australia. In light of this, FPA representatives will continue to work with FPEC on the development of accredited courses across all states and territories, in order to meet ...

Senior staff changes at RBA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... for his extensive knowledge in a broad range of economic fields and for his tireless work as one of Australia's representatives on the Basel Committee. He will be sorely missed by bank staff and his peers in the financial community." The reshuffle sees ...

ASIC hands down permanent and four year bans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... Assets nor Woodcock were holders of Australian financial services licenses (AFSL) and were also not authorized representatives of a licensee. Following an investigation ASIC found: A number of the alternative investments promoted by Capital Alternatives ...

ASIC accepts EU from Perth advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... remediating advice conduct and deficiencies", and said Neo didn't take "reasonable steps" to ensure its 160 authorised representatives complied with financial services law. "As this matter shows, inadequate risk management and compliance frameworks ...

HUB24 partners for new white label offering

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... Beacon Financial Group selected HUB24 to create this new service to be distributed to its over-200 authorised representatives, collectively managing over $3.5 billion in client assets. The service will likely launch in October. HUB24 managing director ...

MySuper insurance widely misunderstood

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... conference. During a panel session entitled 'Group Insurance in MySuper - Are there better solutions for members?', representatives of the insurance and advice industries pushed for corporate super specialists to engage more with employers to increase ...