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Royal Commission presents clear downside for bank stocks

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
Findings from the Royal Commission, and the possible increased regulation that will emerge as a result, have weakened the investment case for Australia's banking sector. Research from Credit Suisse analysts Jarrod Martin and Brendon Ferreira suggests ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Day 4 and 5)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... Planning. Dover currently employs the adviser. Wright thinks insurance should still be excluded from potential grandfathering rule changes. sufficiently covers this area, he said. Earlier in the morning, the government beefed up ASIC's powers imposing ...

ROYAL COMMISSION: Top stories

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... fees-for-no-service policies on multiple occasions. Senior Counsel Assisting Michael Hodge singled out AMP's 90-day exception rule, whereby the business would continue to charge clients fees while they had been transitioned into a BOLR pool. Under this ...

US regulator to extend fiduciary rule

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
The financial services regulator in the United States is broadening the scope of the proposed fiduciary duty to combat conflicted investment advice and mitigate confusion around the differing standards to which different industry professionals are held. ...

RC questions adviser sales tactics

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... industry moves to a fee for service model, but pointed out that insurance should still be excluded from potential grandfathering rule changes. Insurance is exempt and was never part of grandfathering arrangements for fear of underinsurance risks, he ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Days 1 - 3)

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... they had been moved into a BOLR pool.It also allegedly lied to ASIC, telling the regulator its 90-day fee for no service rule was an "administrative error". AMP head of advice Anthony Regan said he personally prefers fee-for-service payments for advisers ...

AMP platform fees laid bare

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
The Royal Commission brought to light several gaping holes in AMP's fee charging mechanisms across its platforms, as well as its inaction to comply with the legislative changes concerning opt-in financial advice fees. AMP head of platform development ...

RC findings bring shame on advice industry: social media

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... inquiry have brought shame on the financial advice industry. Today's inquiry focused largely on AMP and the 90-day exception rule which enabled the group to charge fees for clients who weren't receiving advice at the time. Responses were highly critical ...

AMP deliberately misled ASIC over ongoing fees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... fees-for-no-service policies on multiple occasions. Senior Counsel Assisting Michael Hodge singled out AMP's 90-day exception rule, whereby the business would continue to charge clients fees while they had been transitioned into a BOLR pool. Under this ...

AMP's buyer of last resort measures scrutinised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... the governance and oversight of AMP's advice business. One such example was issues that arose out of an internal business rule that clients could continue to be charged fees without service for up to 90 days. AMP's own internal legal team advised the ...