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ANZ blames systems for inadequate controls: RC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
ANZ has blamed its systems and processes for failing to adequately monitor in-house financial advisers as well as its authorised representatives within three of its aligned dealer groups. Week two of the Royal Commission tasked with scrutinising advice ...

Government ramps up ASIC powers

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
In light of the Royal Commission, the Turnbull Government has increased criminal and civil penalties for corporate misconduct and boosted ASIC's surveillance powers. Treasurer Scott Morrison and Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer ...

Outgoing CEO name removed from critical AMP report draft

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... referred to the Clayon Utz report prepared about misconduct in the advice business. He took AMP advice head Anthony Regan to task about a conference call on 21 December 2017 in which Regan, Meller, AMP dispute resolution general counsel Larissa Baker ...

IFM partners to slash carbon emissions in $12bn fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... built for the long term. It is absolutely critical that the assets of today contribute to the overall emissions reduction task that we are facing," Learmonth said. IFM global head of infrastructure Kyle Mangini added: "IFM is a leader in sustainable ...

Royal Commission to take "labyrinthine" advice legislation to task

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
In its background paper leading up to the financial advice inquiry on April 16, the Royal Commission has called out the "labyrinthine" regulatory regime in which the industry operates. The paper notes the current legislative framework for financial ...

Technology for advisers by advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
An advice association is calling on independent and non-aligned financial advisers to get involved in designing and building better software for the delivery of goals-based advice. The Association of Goals Based Advice is inviting advisers to participate ...

Outsourcing driving advice client engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
Financial advice practices that outsource certain back-office functions save up to 60% in operational costs and are dedicating more time to clients. This is according to Virtual Business Partners (VBR) chief executive David Carney, who said advice firms ...

Chief economist update: Just a hiccup in a rising trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... direction but they sure do impact overall economic growth. While renewed market volatility continue to put Wall Street to task, Main Street is taking the goings-on in America - fiscal and monetary policy, economics, politics and international trade - ...

MGP partners with advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
Managed Accounts Holdings is adding $160 million in funds to its new MDA Service offering through a new partnership. Independent financial advice firm Bennett & Co has implemented the platform's MDA Service after a competitive review process to support ...

Chief economist update: The euro's doing Trump's work in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... markets' reaction, they don't care so long as the "lose-lose" situation of a trade war is averted. Still, this will continue to task the minds of investors and more especially, central bankers, everywhere, as to how to react and mitigate the uncertainty ...