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QMV kicks off legal practice, appoints lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... currently works with about 25 superannuation clients. Recent work has been focused on data remediation arising out of the Royal Commission and management consulting, according to QMV managing partner Mark Vaughan. It now sees an opportunity in advising ...

Mental health tops TPD claims

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... productivity and support services related to mental health cost businesses around $13 billion each year. Commissioner for the Royal Commission into Victoria's mental health system, Allan Fels said financial services firms in particular need to address ...

ANZ remediation costs break $1 billion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... customer compensation at the start of this month as the big banks continue to suffer the consequences stemming from the Royal Commission.

Advice associations slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... flogging, LIF, FASEA, dealer fees, PI costs and a host of other issues have been left unchallenged, including the very flawed Royal Commission recommendations," the group said. It added that little is being done to support financial advisers at risk ...

Return to the mutual model: Expert

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... insurance companies are distributed to policyholders in the form of lower premiums or bonuses on policies." He said the Hayne Royal Commission highlighted the depth of reputational damage in the life insurance sector and industry more broadly. The revelations ...

Macquarie, Tasplan and QIC shuffle airports

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... and Tasplan Super agree to sell 70% of their stake in Hobart International Airport to a consortium comprised of QIC and Royal Schiphol Group. Tasplan will continue to retain a 30% stake in the airport, while selling 19.9% of the asset to the consortium. ...

RC sting felt in finance pay packets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... salaries and bonuses in its 2019/2020 Market Trends and Salary Review. The boutique recruiter pointed to the outcomes of the Royal Commission as a leading factor in the changes. "There is no doubt the Banking Royal Commission created a major distraction ...

Regal teams up for new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
Phil King's Regal Funds Management has teamed up with Gresham, and the two are raising for a new fund that will invest in royalties from Australian resources assets. The Gresham Resources Royalties Fund (GRRF) has raised $85 million so far and has ...

Spotlight on super welcomed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... Services Council took a similar view, with chief executive Sally Loane adding the default once system recommended by both the Royal Commission and the Productivity Commission were too important to see pushed to one side while the review took place. "Superannuation ...

What fundies seek in an asset consultant

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... and research, he said. "This trend may well be linked to an increased importance assigned to governance matters since the Royal Commission into Financial Services," he said. Frontier Advisors advises on over $380 billion of assets in superannuation ...