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CBA enters APRA EU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... detection of risk failings." An under-resourced compliance team added to the risk, as did a remuneration framework with little sting for senior managers and above when poor risk or customer outcomes materialised. APRA also highlighted that, until recently ...

ANZ blames systems for inadequate controls: RC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... same systems and processes used in AFP across the dealer groups. Rixon replied this was "hard to answer," but noted that "little wizards" or updates were difficult to implement across the network. Rixon said while dealer groups are now using a centralised ...

MLC launches digital underwriting platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... launched a new digital underwriting platform and is promising to provide "instant quotes" for life insurance cover in as little as five minutes. The digital tool will query a comprehensive database of industry standard questions to assess a person's ...

ANZ issues last minute RC submission correction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... appropriateness of advice, Orr said. "This included advice that was provided with a lack of a reasonable basis; advice that was of little or no benefit to the customer but generated fees for the adviser; cases where there was no evidence that sufficient ...

CountPlus firm acquires NSW practice

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... divesting firms that generated aggregate operating losses in FY2017. At the time, the group said any other firms that "offer little or no capacity for strategic value enhancement" will not be a part of the group's two-year renewal, debt reduction and ...

Hastings rebrands following sale

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... together to further develop our international presence and expand our capabilities," Rosati said. Northill Capital partner Jon Little added the UK firm would take a long term outlook on its investment in Vantage. "We are focused on investing over the ...

Lawyers slam life insurers in Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... being signed up to the code," Mennen said. He denounced the industry as "all talk" when implementing the code but does little to drive better standards. "The industry can't brush off its non-compliance with its own code as it has sought to do by calling ...

Tech selloff builds cash pile at Pengana

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... markets go up." US markets are expensive, Aussie banks are highly leveraged, and volatility may rear its head again "a little bit", he said. The equities manager is funneling its tech selloff payout into a mix of domestic and emerging market opportunities ...

Asia Region Funds Passport legislation tabled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... Australia's uncompetitive withholding tax system. "Australia's complex withholding tax system for funds management raises little money, but harms our competitiveness. If withholding taxes are not reformed, Australia's fund managers will be at a major ...

New super fund combats account erosion for young Aussies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... Australians a head start when it comes to superannuation, saying the first decade of super contributions generally counts for little, largely due to balance erosion. "The first decade of super is for many young Australians a failure. They have multiple ...