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ASIC bans financial adviser

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
ASIC has banned a financial adviser from providing financial services for four years for failing to act in the best interests of clients. ASIC found Bundaberg-based Peter Goudie did not adequately identify his clients' objectives, financial situation ...

Chief economist update: Global easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
In his outing before the Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on August 9, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe practically gave his nod of approval in Financial Standard 's clear as the crystal ball's ...

Renewed calls for risk-adjusted returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
The endemic use of headline returns to pit a superannuation fund's performance against another has renewed calls for a fairer, like-for-like comparison that focuses on risk as the key metric. The propensity for research houses, the media - and even ...

FASEA exam results spark debate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
Financial advisers have taken to social media to vent about the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam results. While many posted screenshots of the FASEA certificate saying that they passed the exam, some advisers had questions. Financial ...

AMP announces new strategy, capital raise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
AMP has announced a range of initiatives aimed to reposition it for the future, including a $650 million capital raise to reinvent its wealth management offering. Releasing its 1H19 results today, AMP has launched a $650 million capital raise to fund ...

HSBC chief abruptly resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
The global chief executive of HSBC has stepped down after mutually agreeing with the board that change was necessary for the bank to move forward in an increasingly challenging environment. John Flint exited HSBC Holdings plc on August 5 as its group ...

AMP MDA constraints frustrate advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
The additional conditions imposed on AMP Financial Planning's managed discretionary account (MDA) licence has resulted in so many constraints on financial advisers that the offering is reportedly "unusable". A source told Financial Standard that AMP ...

Unfair contract terms extended to insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The Federal Government is extending the unfair contract term regime to insurance contracts. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said proposed amendments to the Unfair Terms in Insurance Contracts Bill 2019 announced this week is the result of the Coalition taking ...

AFCA looks to expand senior ranks

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority is on the hunt for a new chief operating officer. The successful applicant will work with other ombudsmen and senior executives to develop and execute the organisational strategy and initiatives necessary ...

Shorting doesn't have to be risky: Solaris

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
Solaris chief investment officer Sean Martin told the 2019 Pinnacle Investment Summit that shorting doesn't have to be risky in order to be successful. Martin took to the stage to explain Solaris' preferred shorting techniques and to dispel what he ...