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Digital advice platform opens Sydney office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... currently working with 10 institutions in the Asia Pacific region. The company believes the findings from the Royal Commission will ensure demand for digital advice solutions in Australia grows. "In the coming years, we see a great opportunity for financial ...

Advisers need to behave above the law

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... administering the conduct of advisers were two different things, drawing on parts of Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's final Royal Commission report into misconduct in financial services to explain the position. "What he's arguing is the law is where the ...

AFCA hears legacy complaints

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... a limited amount of time. The Federal Government recently extended AFCA's remit after the Financial Services Royal Commission. This means the one-stop shop for financial services complaints will now be able to review eligible financial complaints dating ...

Perpetual thinks outside value investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... time last year. Adams commented: "It has been a challenging time for the industry following the outcomes of the Royal Commission and the volatile market environment. Our flows have been impacted by this environment as well as our relative investment ...

ASIC flags post-RC criminal prosecutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... number of criminal actions to stem from its investigations into misconduct revealed at the financial services Royal Commission. Providing an update on its enforcement work in relation to the Royal Commission, ASIC said enforcement teams are investigating ...

Opportunities outweigh threats when it comes to SMSFs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... for change," Maroney said. "Whether it's official inquiries like the Productivity Commission or the work of the Royal Commission; and there's a federal election coming up with some diametrically different approaches to the views of where this sector ...

Major shareholders defy proxy advisers: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... previous year. "The increased scrutiny placed on board performance and corporate governance in the wake of the Royal Commission into the Banking and Financial Services sector has led to investors increasingly forming their own independent views on company ...

Netwealth to benefit from RC fallout

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
The Royal Commission might have been harsh on some financial services providers, but Netwealth said it's poised to benefit. Informing the market of its half-yearly financial performance this morning, the platform provider said strong flows towards ...

Royal Commission recommendations split industry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... Standard' s latest spot poll. About a third (31%) surveyed by Financial Standard last week believed the banking Royal Commission final recommendations were a missed opportunity to implement major reforms. Meanwhile, about the same number of respondents ...

Industry funds wary of stapling default members

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... sign up the first-time entrants into the superannuation system." In the final report of the financial services Royal Commission handed down last Monday, Hayne came to the same conclusion as the Productivity Commission on the matter - that each person ...