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Super gets reality check on engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... groups of young adults, mothers and pre-retirees. Kirkland said themes arising from interviews and workshops include consumer trust in the system, fund consolidation, erosion of balances and investment returns on the approach to retirement. "It became ...

ASIC puts culture top of mind

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... and consumers, impacts on the integrity of the Australian financial markets, and can erode investor and financial consumer trust and confidence." Medcraft encouraged boards and senior executives to pay closer attention to company culture, claiming what ...

Australian trust in financial services low

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... disclosed fees at 72%. Speaking at an event in Sydney, Damian Graham, chief investment officer at StatePlus argued that consumer trust must be built through face to face relationships, claiming that low trust levels reflects the moderate engagement level ...

Government pushes "regulatory sandbox" for fintech startups

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
... steps that ASIC may take to facilitate fintech innovation while maintaining protections to ensure investor and consumer trust and confidence," ASIC commissioner John Price said. He added: "ASIC anticipates that the proposed regulatory sandbox exemption ...

ASIC consults on robo regulation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... industry take advantage of the opportunities offered by robo-advice while ensuring that investor and financial consumer trust and confidence is not compromised. We encourage industry and other stakeholders to take part in this consultation process."

New FPA chief steps up

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... business as usual at the FPA. Our focus, dedication and drive to secure the right outcomes remain the same. Building consumer trust is a high priority and something I am personally passionate about. "Building consumer trust is not a short term challenge ...

ASIC cracks down on social media SMSF ads

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... will "undergo appropriate review and approvals processes." "Accuracy in advertising is integral to maintaining consumer trust and confidence in the SMSF sector. ASIC will continue to take action where we see advertising that might mislead consumers ...

ASIC hits ex-ANZ adviser with ban

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
... NAB, Westpac, CBA, ANZ, AMP and Macquarie). "Cracking down on behaviour like this goes to the heart of maintaining consumer trust and confidence," said ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell. "The banning of Mr Cheung demonstrates ASIC's Wealth Management Project ...

ASIC sets up special robo-advice taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... steps to help industry take advantage of the opportunities on offer while ensuring that investor and financial consumer trust and confidence is not compromised," Medcraft said.

ASIC revenue and investigations decrease in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... Commonwealth compared to the previous corresponding period. On the issues pertaining to investor and financial consumer trust and confidence, fewer investigations were commenced over the past year (77 compared to 97 in 2013-14) and fewer surveillances ...