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AFCA gets 1450 complaints a week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has received 1450 complaints every week so far this financial year. This number has AFCA on track to beat its previous record. In July, after six months in operation the authority had received just over ...

ASX faces challenge on ETF stronghold

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
ASX-listed exchange traded funds have raised close to $56 billion but now its lesser-known rival Chi-X is ready to start listing ETFs, with a Kapstream fund kicking off on it today. Chi-X started off trading small amounts of equities in Australia in ...

Stanford Brown eyes expansion

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
The private wealth firm is gearing up to add to its offering, chief executive Jonathan Hoyle says. Stanford Brown's core business is private wealth but it offers ancillary services including mortgage broking, property buying and insurance. In the coming ...

Portfolio manager departs LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
One of Australia's oldest global shares LICs is bidding farewell to its portfolio manager who is leaving the manager after 19 years to pursue other opportunities. Franklin Templeton announced Peter Wilmshurst's departure from the company earlier this ...

Women overlooked by retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
The retirement income review is facing calls for its terms of reference to be modified to explicitly focus on the retirement outcomes of women. Women in Super - the national advocacy group for women employed in superannuation and financial services ...

No one reads the PDS: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
ASIC is calling time on the financial services industry's reliance on disclosure as the default consumer protection, saying it enables poor conduct and poor consumer outcomes. The regulator said disclosures have been assumed to inform consumers to make ...

No pain, no gain: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
As APRA raises the bar for the superannuation sector, trustees are readying themselves for discomfort. But the prudential regulator believes the pain is necessary for improving member outcomes. Addressing the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

AMPFPA selects law firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
The AMP Financial Planners Association has appointed a high-profile law firm to explore legal options available to its members following AMP's decision to alter its Buyer of Last Resort policy. The AMPFPA has selected Corrs Chambers Westgarth to ...

Code monitoring move disappoints industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Assistant Minister Jane Hume announced the government will accelerate its implementation of the Royal Commission's recommendation to establish a single disciplinary body for financial advisers. The move has disappointed ...

ACCC to probe rate cut decisions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been directed by the government to immediately establish an inquiry into the behaviour of Australia's banks when it comes to passing on interest rate cuts. Announcing the inquiry on this ...