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Government says no to CBA Royal Commission

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... Senate Economics Committee to open a Royal Commission to investigate the financial planning scandals within Commonwealth Bank (CBA). The government has issued a two-page response to the 61 recommendations put together by the Senate Economics Committee ...

Financial Wisdom and Count also subject to higher standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
Advisers at Commonwealth Bank-owned (CBA) Financial Wisdom and Count Financial will be subject to higher education standards from today, joining their counterparts at Commonwealth Financial Planning and BW Financial Advice. The new standards apply to ...

ASIC to crack down on big four, AMP and Macquarie

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... financial institutions, and advice and dealing activities." It will focus on the financial advice arms of AMP, Commonwealth Bank (CBA), National Australia Bank (NAB), ANZ, Westpac/BT Financial Group and Macquarie Group. "The quality of financial advice ...

Chocolate biscuits and animal spirits

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... yet. While we're waiting let's talk about chocolate biscuits and animal spirits. Yes Virginia, the panel of experts at the CBA's annual Australasian Conference discussed chocolate biscuits and animal spirits a they try to discern the outlook for the ...

CBA 'open-minded' about Bitcoin

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief executive Ian Narev has countered the notion that the banking sector is "oblivious" to Bitcoin. Speaking at an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Sydney this week, Narev said the bank is open-minded about ...

Countplus business acquires advice practices

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... firms and 95 advisers. The business was acquired by Countplus in 2010, and Countplus is in turn owned by Commonwealth Bank (CBA).

The pathway to professionalism

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... guide to help you navigate through certifications, designations, CPD, courses and masters. On July 14, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) announced a new set of measures aimed at increasing the education requirements for their financial advisers. The bank's head ...

Climate induced GFC a 'very real' risk: Hewson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... then attempts to estimate each bank's exposure. Westpac scored the highest, followed by NAB, with ANZ and Commonwealth Bank (CBA) in last place. CBA had by far the largest wealth management exposure to carbon risk, while ANZ had by far the largest balance ...

CBA receives 4200 requests for advice review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... Financial Planning (CFP) and Financial Wisdom have applied to have advice they received reviewed by the Commonwealth Bank's (CBA's) Open Advice Review program. This figure represents around 1% of customers on CBA's wealth book, although not all of those ...

Upfront commissions linked to bad advice

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... difference. "We will engage with our advisers as well as the industry on how best to address concerns raised in the report." CBA said it was "still reviewing and digesting the report," but added that it was not part of the ASIC investigation.