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CBA blames reporting failure on software error

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... transaction reports. According to CBA the error became apparent in 2015, after which AUSTRAC was notified. "The vast majority of the reporting failures alleged in the statement of claim (approximately 53,000) relate specifically to this coding error," ...

Advice too pricey for poor Australians

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... in the last five years, with many believing it's too expensive and they don't earn enough to justify doing so. The majority of Australians who did visit a financial adviser in the last five years did so for superannuation and retirement planning. It ...

Suncorp hails diversity amid profit boost

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... above, underpinning this was the group's boost in NPAT, fuelled by total revenue growth of 12% to $17.3 billion. The majority of revenue came from insurance ($10.3 billion), reinsurance income ($3.2 billion) and interest income ($3 billion). The board ...

Advice business offers enforceable undertaking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... to be a generic statement claiming the FIA-branded product would generate long-term returns. ASIC said that in the majority of cases in which an SoA was issued recommending clients switch to the FIA-branded product, the additional information required ...

Morningstar partners to drive adviser ESG education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... sustainability research Jon Hale said: "Clients are clearly interested in discussing ESG with their financial advisers, but the majority of advisers need more professional education and practical insights on incorporating sustainable investing into their ...

Tech providers fall behind increased planner needs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... AdviserLogic secured the top spot for overall satisfaction for the second successive year. It also placed first across the majority of service elements measured, including quality of training, navigational efficiency and user interface. According to ...

Short-termism obsession misses premia: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... strategies lead to outperformance against the cap-weighted benchmark." Another strategy is thematic investing, whereby a majority of investors believe it enhances a portfolio's value - but at the same time deem it is complex to implement. "Some have ...

Currency and managing volatility: New Financial Standard spot poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
An overwhelming majority of respondents to the Financial Standard weekly poll are in support of the banks' crackdown on employee background checks. Last week the publication asked about the crackdown and 80% of respondents voted in favour of the move. ...

CBA advice compensation reaches $29m

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... CBA indicated to Promontory that it intended to finalise these payments over the next few months, and that the vast majority of cases will be closed by the end of the year. Of the 10,128 registered since the program's launch in 2014, 8654 have had outcomes ...

Baby boomers lag on retirement planning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... long-term support and a further 40% are anticipating contributions from children will play a significant role. The majority of investors are saving an average of 12.1% of their annual income for later life, and most believe that they will only need to ...