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IOOF faces class action

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... action, if it goes ahead. After the court receives the claim next week, the next step will be a directions hearing to determine if the case will run. Earlier this year, Australian Ethical divested its stake in IFL. The stock also fell off S&P/100 during ...

Liquidation likely for Halifax

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
Halifax administrators updated investors on the future of the beleaguered online stockbroking firm, with signs pointing to liquidation. The firm - whose AFSL was suspended shortly after it went into voluntary administration in November 2018 - was found ...

NAB agrees to RC wealth recommendations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... bank and; how we build a culture that puts customers first 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 ...

Statewide Super confirms merger talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... structures; and five were found to be performing better than first thought. However, he flagged three funds that were yet to determine a course of action but were "expected to do so shortly." Separately, last week Tasplan's chief investment officer ...

Mortgage broker trail commissions to stay

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... Frydenberg said yesterday. The competition regulator and the Council of Financial Regulators will conduct the review to determine how trailing commissions are operating and to consider whether upfront commissions should be continued. He said the decision ...

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

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... an annual review is sufficient. However, in the case of JBWere, ASIC said it is assessing its customer agreements to determine what services customers were entitled to. In AMP's report card the regulator consistently mentioned the wealth manager had ...

Clayton Utz finally hands AMP notes to ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
ASIC has struck a major blow in its court battle with AMP over the wealth manager's fee-for-no-service issues. The corporate regulator was handed internal file notes from law firm Clayton Utz last week, which relate to the firm's interviews ...

Up close and personal: Women in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
From chief executives to chief underwriters, risk advisers to mental health and consumer advocates, here are the stories of six women in financial services you should know about. Financial Standard has profiled six women from different parts of the ...

Risk advice a hard sell: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... collaboration between regulators, policymakers, financial advisers and insurers is essential to ensure the review will help determine the choices consumers have in accessing expert help with life insurance is robust and comprehensive. Zurich surveyed ...

NAB names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
The new chair of National Australia Bank has been named as the hunt for a new chief executive continues. Current NAB director Philip Chronican will replace Ken Henry as chair of the board later in 2019. Chronican is currently serving as interim chief ...