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AMP replaces Regan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... 20 years, Regan is retiring from the group. He has been on extended leave since his damning appearance at the Royal Commission in April this year. He has been replaced by former Credit Suisse Private Banking head of developed and emerging Asia, Alex ...

New Zealand reviews life insurance commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... a final report to be issued in January 2019. The review was initiated following issues raised at Australia's Royal Commission, with the FMA and RBNZ sending a joint letter to the chief executives of New Zealand's life insurers requesting information ...

Will Aussie equities overcome 2019 challenges?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... supportive, given insurers' large fixed income portfolios." However with house prices falling and the fallout of the Royal Commission still unclear, Jenneke said the future of Australia's banks was still clouded, with the potential for greater regulatory ...

APRA grilled over superannuation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... spotlight as chairman Wayne Byres was asked about the regulator's superannuation work in the final hours of the Royal Commission's public hearings. The prudential regulator reviewed AMP's trustee framework called a "business monitoring model" in 2017 ...

Social media reacts to final Royal Commission hearings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
As the final round of Royal Commission hearings drew to a close this week, commentators took to twitter to have their say on the commission's outcomes, efforts of counsel assisting and performances of bank executives in the hot seat. #BankingRoyalCommision ...

Royal Commission: And that is a wrap

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
The public were provided a glimpse into the tireless work of the financial services Royal Commission as Commissioner Kenneth Hayne and counsel assisting Rowena Orr made closing remarks this afternoon. The final day's hearings adjourned at 1.15pm and ...

APRA not clear how to police BEAR breaches

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... BEAR regime if a bank executive breaches it, five months on from the change. Continuing his testimony on the Royal Commission's final day, Byres told senior counsel assisting Michael Hodge that while it had an interim plan to manage breaches by an accountable ...

Investment manager chair retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... large, Weaven said a "death blow" had been dealt to "corrupt sales commissions in financial planning" at the Royal Commission. And both the Productivity Commission and the Royal Commission were recognising "that the industry super model is superior." ...

Former planner charged with dishonesty

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... dishonesty, paving the way for the charges to be laid. ASIC's action comes after chair James Shipton faced the Royal Commission last week in Sydney. During the hearing, Shipton said he was in favour of applying the Banking Executive Accountability Regime ...

Super pool ripe for adviser picking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... with the only issue being whether prospective clients are willing to pay a fair price for services. Despite the Royal Commission spurring drops in investment, superannuation and platform administration fees, the cost of advice is likely to remain steady. ...