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Bank chief steps down amid expenses scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... finally stepping into the chief executive role. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority were notified of the change in leadership. Antonia Watson is now acting as chief executive for the New Zealand arm of the bank. ...

New AFCA remit not enough: Law firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
A law firm has approached the Treasury with concerns the reforms made to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority after the Royal Commission are flawed and need urgent amendment. In February, the Federal Government expanded AFCA's remit to give ...

Approved diplomas, bridging courses confirmed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority announced the first raft of current and historical graduate diplomas and bridging courses to be approved by the body. The diplomas and bridging courses approved, from select higher education providers ...

Advisers not prepared for exam: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... curriculum that involves subjects advisers aren't yet able to do because the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) hasn't approved courses. "The curriculum includes the code of ethics and code monitoring subject, no one can ...

TAL offers advisers ethics assistance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... life insurer will offer a training course to help financial advisers apply the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's code of ethics. In an effort to help advisers apply the code, TAL is offering a course via its risk academy. Run by TAL ...

Chief economist update: The rate cut Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe is set to be remembered in history as the man who took Australia's official cash rate from a historic low of 1.5% - set under Glen Stevens one month before he stepped down as RBA head honcho in September ...

The case for tax deductible advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... assessable income, only a proportion of the fee is deductible. The purpose of both the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, and the Royal Commission is to see the industry professionalise, therefore advice should be treated like a profession ...

Regional Australia Bank and Holiday Coast merge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... business will take place from the start of July, subject to regulatory approval by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority, with systems migration to follow in the months thereafter. No resolution has been passed for the combined entity to trade ...

Chief economist update: The power of one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
"The heat is on, the heat is on, the heat is on Oh it's on the street, the heat is on..." - Glenn Frey Oh yes, Virginia, the Reserve Bank better deliver a cut in interest rates when its board meets next week (June 4) or there'll be a lot of ...

Chief economist update: Like Britney Spears, Financial Standard's done it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
"Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%"! This was my piece published on 7 March 2019, based on the 'Taylor Rule' and plugging in Australia's growth and inflation parameters at the time. It took two months and a few days before Reserve ...