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ClearView defends risk advice commissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... life insurers. "APLs are not recognised by law. They are an artificial construct developed by vertically-integrated institutions to influence advice and channel clients into in-house product," it said. "The majority of financial advisers can only choose ...

Regulators receive pre-Budget funding boost

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... strategy; expanded regulation following the Royal Commission's recommendations; enhanced on-site supervision of larger institutions; and the regulator's new role as the primary conduct regulator for superannuation. APRA's extra $150 million in funding ...

New ethics test for bankers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... Commission," Whitehead said. "FINSIA introduced this workshop to Australia during 2018 and a number of major financial institutions have taken advantage of it already as part of their drive to reform culture and put the interests of customers first." ...

Banks move to derisk, workforces shrink

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... ice, pending the outcome of the APRA investigation. Finally, NAB is reportedly hunting a buyer for MLC. But as the institutions move to redefine business models - ensuring they are both profitable and compliant - a shadow is cast over investors, advisers ...

Banks must prioritise NPP, says Reserve Bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... putting a sufficiently high priority on continuing their internal projects to allow their customers, and those of other institutions, to benefit from this important national infrastructure." The New Payments Platform launched last February, but many ...

Reforming bank culture rests on regulators: Silk

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... also shocked by senior leaders who perpetrated and condoned such behaviour. When employees of the large financial institutions see their leaders lie to the regulators, it becomes part of the culture and is accepted as 'that's how things are done around ...

NAB agrees to RC wealth recommendations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... every time." Specifically, the bank disagrees APRA should determine a responsibility within authorised deposit taking institutions for all steps in the design, delivery and maintenance of all products offered to customers. NAB said it already has specific ...

NFP super funds rise to occasion post-Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... areas for improvement. "All of us need to be aware the practices that became ingrained and common in large for-profit institutions, if unwatched, could be replicated in our sector over time." Given the media hype and evidence that came out of the hearings ...

Banks, ASIC still at war over fees-for-no-service

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... shone light on areas of fundamental disagreement between the corporate regulator and the advice licensees of the institutions, who stand before a potential advice remediation bill of $1.15 billion. According to ASIC's report card, CBA and the regulator ...

Bank of Queensland chief risk officer retires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
One of Australia's oldest financial institutions has announced the retirement of its chief risk officer (CRO). Bank of Queensland (BOQ) today announced the retirement of Peter Deans, who has held the position of chief risk officer for seven years. Dean's ...