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Frydenberg takes action on banning grandfathered commissions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
Consultation is now open for the Federal Government's response to Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's recommendation that grandfathered conflicted remuneration should be eliminated. The new regulation proposes financial product manufacturers to pass on to ...

Banks move to derisk, workforces shrink

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... in their careers. The trend towards self-licensing or non-institutionally owned AFSLs is continuing. Grandfathered commissions are to be phased out and new education standards are likely to spur an exodus, with research suggesting as many as 30% of financial ...

Grandfathered commissions ban unconstitutional: Association

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... advice industry association is looking to take the Government to the High Court over the planned ban on grandfathered commissions, arguing the changes may not be constitutionally valid. The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals informed ...

Royal Commission boosts platform provider

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... Hayne's suite of recommendations for improving the wealth management industry, specifically the removal of grandfathered commissions. The firm is the latest platform provider to trumpet its positive outlook after the Royal Commission. Earlier this month ...

Grandfathered commissions ban splits industry: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
The proposed removal of grandfathered commissions will have opposing effects on revenue, latest poll results show. More than half (53%) surveyed by Financial Standard last week said the removal of grandfathering arrangements will have minimal to no ...

Labor responds to Royal Commission final report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
The Labor Party will look to ban the payment of grandfathered commissions by January 2020 if successful at the upcoming Federal election. Responding to the final report, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said the party has already tabled a bill to end the ...

IOOF braces for new super package, grandfathered commissions changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... will take a hit from the newly legislated Protecting Your Super package and the proposed removal of grandfathered commissions. Acting chief executive Renato Mota and chief financial officer David Coulter told an investor briefing this morning that the ...

Netwealth to benefit from RC fallout

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... opportunity, but noted it could be expected to perform even better off the back of the Royal Commission. With grandfathered commissions set to be banned following Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's recommendation, Netwealth said it expects some of the ...

Royal Commission recommendations split industry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... encourage better compliance," Cook said. This week's poll asks: What impact will the removal of grandfathered commissions have on your firm's revenue?

Synchron slams RC on commissions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... Synchron director Don Trapnell. On Monday, Commissioner Kenneth Hayne formally recommended an end to grandfathered commissions, and asked government to push to its current 20-60% commission caps on sale of life risk insurance products to zero when it ...