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CBA appoints litigators as customer advocates

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... Economics Committee. In an interview on ABC Radio, the Committee's chair Sam Dastyari was asked if CBA had refused the request for Turner to appear, and offered Narev's appearance instead. "We'll certainly take the CEO, whether or not we are going to ...

Suncorp completes insurance review after breaches

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
Suncorp has finalised an independent review and remediation of compliance systems across its life and general insurance businesses. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) requested the remediation program in June 2013 after it received ...

ANZ halts trading after accidental data release

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
ANZ requested a trading halt yesterday after it accidently published key financial tables on its website, ahead of the announcement of the group's 2014 financial results. The Excel document inadvertently contained details of unaudited half on half percentage ...

Cbus sacks alleged leaker, plans governance review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
The Cbus employee allegedly responsible for leaking member information to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has been sacked, according to Cbus chief executive David Atkin. Appearing at a hearing for the Royal Commission into ...

Funding for the government's adviser register unclear

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
How the public register of financial advisers will be funded remains unclear, with the government saying that the money will come via a $5 hike in the annual lodgement fee for Australian Financial Services (AFS) licensees. A statement from Minister ...

CBA receives 4200 requests for advice review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
Approximately 4,200 customers of Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFP) and Financial Wisdom have applied to have advice they received reviewed by the Commonwealth Bank's (CBA's) Open Advice Review program. This figure represents around 1% of customers ...

Coalition Senators head-to-head over FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... Williams has been an active voice in expressing concern over financial advice legislation. In July 2013, he also tabled the request to start a Senate inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), following ...

Govt to amend fund merger tax laws

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... whose superannuation benefits are involuntarily transferred from one superannuation plan to another plan without their request or consent are not disadvantaged through the application of the proportioning rule to their benefits." It added that the Bill ...

CommInsure offers alternative to group insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... Method makes it simple and easy for customers to nominate a super fund to pay premiums. CommInsure will send a rollover request directly to the nominated super fund for premium payments on behalf of customers. "The nomination is a standing authority ...

Guardian and Asteron help launch pro bono adviser service

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... depending on needs," he said. A website ( www.claimsaid.com.au )A provides claimants with the ability to submit an online request for assistance. The request will then be forwarded to the most suitable adviser within the Claims Aid network. Both simple ...