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CBA boss to be grilled on Senate report

AAP | THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014

... Bishop, said CBA failed to open its books and fully identify the number of clients affected and those entitled to compensation. He said the bank's focus was on downplaying the extent of wrongdoing and minimising the amount of compensation it had to pay. ...

Inquiry sees spike in demand for legal action against CBA

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014

... advice, but adding that they would have lost more if they had been given appropriate advice, so they're not entitled to compensation." The solicitor said that the cases of bad advice that have surfaced recently are only "the tip of the iceberg." He said ...

Senate inquiry reccommends Royal Commission into CBA

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014

... clients affected or likely to be affected by the misconduct, as well as for an assessment of the appropriateness of the compensation amounts and the compensation processes. The independent judiciary inquiry or Royal Commission should also "make recommendations ...

Morningstar launches stewardship ratings in Australia

STAFF WRITER | TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014

... financial leverage, investment strategy, investment timing and valuation, dividend and share buyback policies, execution, compensation, related party transactions, and accounting practices. "The stewardship rating enables Australian and New Zealand advisers ...

Financial Wisdom to face class action for poor advice

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014

... Limited advisers because the CFP EU applied to CFP only." CBA informed that cases where customers were not offered compensation were assessed in accordance with Project Hartnett's remediation methodology and that the process was validated by the independent ...

Federal Court reduces Wealthsure compensation

STAFF WRITER | TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014

The Federal Court has reduced the compensation amount that Wealthsure will need to pay to two of its former clients. The court determined that Wealthsure, financial adviser David Bertram and its directors are "concurrent wrongdoers in relation to the ...

CBA does not address "sketchy" info allegations

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014

... Financial Planning and CBA-owned Financial Wisdom customers were offered $5,000 to pay for an independent review of their compensation, that not all received written communications and that an independent accountancy expert did not oversee Financial ...

CBA and ASIC "sketchy" info delays inquiry conclusion

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014

... when on 16 May 2014, ASIC and the CBA advised the committee that there were inconsistences in the way in which the compensation arrangements for CFP clients had been applied," the interim report said. The revelation suggested that "for some time the ...

OMFG! Australia could lose an A

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014

... in the Netherlands and possibly in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand, and could be forced to pay compensation for losses from complex investment securities." (AFR) Happily for S&P, its latest warning is in line with Tony and Joey's Budget ...

CBA forced to review poor compensation methods

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014

Commonwealth Financial Planning and Financial Wisdom will have to reopen compensation processes for more than 4,000 clients after its methods were found to be inconsistent and disadvantaged customers. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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