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BEAR should be expanded, ASIC included: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
ASIC chair James Shipton said he is in favour of applying the Banking Executive Accountability Regime to senior ASIC staff while being quizzed on the regulator's current governance. After telling Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr that he believes ...

Misconduct matters, but stability key for Frydenberg

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said eliminating misconduct was important, but the Government has other considerations to bear when implementing the Royal Commission's final recommendations. Speaking at the Australian Finance Industry Association conference ...

Fund manager launches HNW advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... delivered by our expert advisory team all around Australia ensures clients are empowered to make decisions that enable peace of mind," Bristow said. In October, John Abernethy announced he will resign from his post as managing director effective 31 December ...

CountPlus acquires interest in integrated wealth firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
CountPlus acquired 40% of a Victoria-based accounting and financial advice firm, marking its first investment under its new business model. Taking a stake in O'Brien Accountants and Advisors, CountPlus made the first of an expected sweep of selective ...

Vale Paul Costello

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... my fellow co-founder of Six Park, Pat Garrett and I decided to establish the venture, Paul was the first name that came to mind as someone who could help guide the young company, and whose reputation would put at ease those potential clients who were ...

Zurich partners for future of work and insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... the 21st century, including existing life insurance models and products have been designed with traditional career paths in mind or for specific life stages. "There has been an increase in the use of different types of employment contracts, such as gig ...

When aged care advice takes an emotional toll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
The emotionally taxing nature of aged care advice should be embraced with empathy. This was a key takeaway at yesterday's Financial Standard Best Practice Retirement Income Forum. After experiencing the highs and lows of transitioning her father ...

ALP victory to have meaningful impact: Daintree

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... to come as a result of this election victory if it does happen. This is just a political risk factor that we have in our mind," he said. "These are meaningful changes in policies that have been in place for a long time, and many retirees have based their ...

Hedge funds fall out of favour with instos: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
New EY research shows investors are turning away from hedge funds and looking to private equity assets to uphold their alternatives portfolio. While hedge funds currently have the lion's share (40%) of institutional investors' alternatives portfolios ...

What the RC can teach us about trust: Deloitte

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
One of the big four accounting and professional services firms is seizing the financial services Royal Commission as an opportunity to better understand how trust works in Australian banks. Launching its first trust index for Australia's banking ...