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Nikko AM supports climate change agenda

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
The $310 billion asset manager is supporting global investor efforts to address climate change through The Investor Agenda. Nikko Asset Management (Nikko) said it was supporting efforts towards commitment to the four areas of impact under The Investor ...

CBA fires up over Dollarmites criticism

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
Commonwealth Bank has responded to widespread criticism of its longstanding Dollarmites program. Executive general manager of the bank's retail arm, Mark Jones said CBA is proud of its school banking program, which has been running now for 87 years. ...

IOOF appoints dealer group chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
Following its acquisition of ANZ's aligned dealer groups, IOOF has appointed a new chief executive of Financial Services Partners. IOOF veteran Geoff Kellett will lead the 140 adviser strong FSP, one of the four licensed businesses IOOF acquired from ...

TAL refutes duty of good faith breaches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
TAL has refuted claims made by the Royal Commission that it systemically breached its duty of utmost good faith to policyholders when investigating claims. In a submission to the Royal Commission, the group insurer says it did not breach its duty of ...

AMP defends charging dead clients

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
AMP has defended its practice of charging premiums to dead life insurance customers in a submission to the financial services Royal Commission. The wealth manager continued to deduct life insurance premiums from a deceased customer, even after AMP has ...

ASIC offers fee relief to drought-affected farmers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
ASIC is offering assistance to drought-stricken farmers and related businesses suffering from financial hardship. The corporate regulator will offer information about available financial counselling services and provide company fee relief to those affected ...

IOOF completes ANZ dealer group acquisitions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
IOOF completed the acquisition of aligned dealer groups. It also provided an update on the progress of acquiring ANZ's One Path Pensions and Investments (ANZ P&I) business. As of Monday, the diversified wealth manager took full legal ownership of ANZ's ...

EQT appoints asset management leaders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
Equity Trustees appointed new leaders to its in-house asset management function. Northward Capital founder and former IAG Asset Management co-head of equities Darren Thompson will become the firm's head of asset management, with former Invesco head ...

AMP, banks respond to RC interim report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
AMP and Australia's big four banks have responded to the Royal Commission's interim report on misconduct in the financial services sector. The report, released on Friday, was scathing in its review of Australia's major players in financial services. ...

A day of shame for Aussie banks: Bligh

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
Australian Banking Association chief executive Anna Bligh said the Royal Commission's interim report into misconduct in financial services marked a "day of shame" for Australia's banks. Holding a press conference after Commissioner Kenneth Hayne ...