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CBA defends 'incorrect' personal advice claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
The Commonwealth Bank has responded to reports by Fairfax claiming a CBA bank teller had provided personal advice to a now-deceased customer. Last week Fairfax revealed CBA is working through a $68,000 compensation claim as part of its Open Advice Review ...

Hunter Hall investment style to be maintained: WHSP

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
Investment company Washington H. Soul Pattinson intends to maintain ethical fund manager Hunter Hall International's investment style even if its takeover bid fails. In its bidder's statement released on Wednesday, WHSP said upon acquiring more than ...

Hunter Hall rejects non-compliance claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
Hunter Hall says recent major announcements to the ASX were handled appropriately, responding to suggestions of misconduct raised by Fairfax Media. Reports from Fairfax allege outgoing chief investment officer Peter Hall revealed an intention to sell ...

Spring FG enters property joint venture

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 JAN 2017
Diversified wealth management firm Spring Financial Group is entering a joint venture to provide property management, letting agency and resale services to its clients. Under the arrangement with Tessa Residential, which will initially focus on clients' ...

Advisers must be tribal: Stackpool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JAN 2017
... and confidence through unwritten rules of responsibility and 'greater good'," Stackpool said. "If we want a better approach, let accountants account, let bankers bank, and let financial planners plan. If we want advisers to challenge and support more ...

Suncorp fined for consumer credit breach

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
Suncorp paid a total of $530,000 in penalties for breaching consumer protection laws. ASIC said Suncorp's breach of consumer credit notification provisions occurred as a result of an internal error, which prevented a "large number of consumers" from ...

A$ drop brings good cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... the start of 2016. And the weather outside is frightful... Westpac predicts the A$ to gradually drop to US$0.68 by 2018. But let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. I really can't get my head around the financial media treating the A$'s depreciation as ...

Government shelves ASIC register sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
The Federal Government has unexpectedly terminated its sale of ASIC's registry. In a statement, Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann said that following a thorough evaluation of various private sector bids for the register, the process was cancelled. ...

ASIC probe reveals 185 more CBA compo cases

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
KordaMentha Forensic's third report on the varied licence conditions imposed on Commonwealth Financial Planning and Financial Wisdom has revealed compensation has been offered to a further 185 cases. The report was required under the additional conditions ...

Industry funds lead Labor's super inquiry

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... liquidation." "It is not unusual to hear from members who have lodged a complaint with the ATO still waiting for answers, let alone their money, years afterwards. One has told us he was advised recovery of unpaid super may take up to 10 to 20 years," ...