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ASIC looks into Melbourne planning firm

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
ASIC surveillance of a Melbourne based financial planning business will extend to an independent review of its compliance arrangements. Record keeping, supervision and other compliance arrangements of Melbourne-based Allied Financial Solutions are the ...

BTFG boss backs PC super proposals

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
BT Financial Group supports key recommendations of the Productivity Commission's most recent superannuation report, saying the Westpac-owned business would welcome moving away from an "open market" MySuper model. BTFG chief executive Brad Cooper ...

Life insurer early intervention a win: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
New research strongly backs the economic and health benefits of allowing life insurers to provide intervention and rehabilitation treatment for thousands of Australians each year. The study, conducted by the Financial Services Council with the help ...

CYBG revises Virgin Money offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
CYBG has improved its offer for Virgin Money, the bank and financial services company founded by Richard Branson, in a bid to create a serious national competitor in the UK's banking sector. Under the revised proposal, Virgin Money shareholders ...

ASIC bans former AMP adviser

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
ASIC's wealth management project has banned a former Charter Financial Planning adviser for five years. Desmond Luplau has copped a five-year ban on the provision of financial services from the regulator for failing to act in the best interests of his ...

CBA settles with AUSTRAC for $700m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
Commonwealth Bank will pay $700 million to resolve civil proceedings brought against it by AUSTRAC for contravening anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws - almost double what it anticipated. CBA has announced it reached an agreement with ...

Super protection policy needs improvement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
Advocacy group Women in Super is calling on the Federal Government to re-examine its policy to end life insurance for Australians with low superannuation balances or accounts with little activity, suggesting it could be detrimental to women with dependents. ...

APRA tells super funds to improve conflict of interest management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
APRA's review of related party arrangements for Registrable Superannuation Entity (RSE) licensees and its recommendations were recently released. Chief among the prudential regulator's recommendations was a call for greater focus by superannuation licensees ...

Artificial intelligence to become commonplace at instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
About 60% of Northern Trust's Australian-based institutional investment clients believe meaningful adoption of artificial intelligence will occur within the respective businesses over the next two years. Local instos are more bullish on AI than ...

FinTech Australia appoints former Uber policy head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
FinTech Australia is welcoming a new chief executive. Brad Kitschke joins FinTech Australia having previously served as a consultant specialising in technology, public policy and regulation. He was previously head of communications and public affairs ...