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Industry funds eye SMSF market stronghold

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... competitive pressures, the superannuation industry continued to deliver strong outcomes for members overall." In light of the Royal Commission final report released in February, it is likely the trends identified in the review, particularly between the ...

APRA to up the ante

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... enforcement review that commenced in November after its enforcement methods came under sharp public scrutiny during the Royal Commission. The new strategy will see APRA adopt a "constructively tough" appetite to enforcement, and ensure its supervisors ...

Freedom to divest all operations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... provide an accurate estimate of when the review will be completed." Freedom came under fire during the financial services Royal Commission for selling a life insurance policy to an intellectually disabled man.

IOOF responds to class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... Urqhart & Sullivan. On Friday the law firm announced it had filed proceedings against IOOF,based on evidence given at the Royal Commission and legal proceedings brought by APRA against five IOOF executives. Responding, IOOF claimed the class action "is ...

APRA to boost staff numbers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... would not deviate from its traditional role too greatly. "Taking into account developments such as the BEAR regime, the Royal Commission, the learnings from the CBA Inquiry - and the fact we have had new powers given to us - we plan to set out a new ...

Technical Services Forum: Keep advisers informed of change

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... legal and advisory director of governance, compliance and regulatory Samantha Carroll recapped Kenneth Hayne's final Royal Commission report, highlighting the biggest lessons for the financial advice sector. Carroll noted Hayne's view that fees ...

Clime taps retail market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... that is what the OpenInvest platform offers." OpenInvest co-founder and chief executive Andrew Varlamos commented in a post-Royal Commission environment, providing online access to professional investment managers is a logical solution for self-directed ...

Financial adviser salaries revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
As the fallout from the Royal Commission continues, financial adviser's salaries are being scrutinised. According to the latest Financial Adviser Salary Guide from Kaizen Recruitment, a senior financial adviser with more than 10 years' experience and ...

AMP, IOOF: Saved by ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... a new report outlining its ESG approach to saving both its investments and the reputations of AMP and IOOF following the Royal Commission. In its 2019 Annual Stewardship Report, Martin Currie outlines how it worked with both AMP and IOOF following the ...

Fee for no service on APRA and ASIC radar

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... advice fees charged without the provision of relevant services, pointing to the controversy exposed by the financial services Royal Commission. "Trustees should consider all necessary steps to make sure that members are clearly aware of fees being deducted ...