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FSU, FSC respond to interim report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... are the three major changes needed to clean up the sector. Self-regulation has failed in the sector with the Royal Commission demonstrating the industry is incapable of doing so, Angrisano said. "Our regulatory regime must be refocused so as to be consumer ...

Give life code a chance, Loane tells Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... relation to claims handling. Loane repeated her earlier answer, saying the FSC would like to see the code be given a chance to work. "I think if claims assessors became financial advisers, it would mean a great deal more training to put them in a different ...

MLC, NULIS in court over $100m in illegitimate fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... assessing the details of the case. "We will consider carefully the allegations that have been made," Cook said. "We respect the work of our regulators and will work with ASIC on these matters." The Federal Court action is part of ASIC's ongoing investigations ...

Royal Commission on social media: Regulators under scrutiny

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... highlighted the value of industry super. Spent a lot of time on race tracks, worked in financial services and have now watched a fair bit of the Royal Commission. Firmly of the belief that the horse racing industry is better regulated (by the length ...

Finding value in Fairfax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... it's impossible to drop to a negative spend, Hopperton said. "Newspapers and magazines have already done all the hard work of falling here, so perhaps we're now at an inflection point... The other benefit is that they can cross-promote across ...

Failed industry fund merger laid bare at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... fund, even though the merger would have delivered significant financial benefit to Energy Super's members, the Royal Commission heard. A KPMG report commissioned by Energy Super's management showed that merging with Equipsuper, the smaller fund could ...

ASIC takes civil action against AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... ASIC in 2016. "AMP will carefully consider ASIC's pleadings and file its defence in due course. In the meantime, we will work with ASIC to agree a timetable for the progress of the proceedings," AMP said in a statement. AMP added it is apologising to ...

Age pension application difficult: Report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... and web access. "In a country like Australia where people have worked hard and paid taxes their whole life, it's simply not fair that government makes it hard to apply for the Age Pension," he said. "We worked with seniors to better understand how they ...

Chief economist update: Should have sold in May and gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... rates until sometime next year. But while the Australian domestic narrative is a good story to tell - even the Royal Commission on bank and financial companies' shenanigans is good - the local economy is not immune to international developments. ...

ROYAL COMMISSION: Our top stories

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... the Royal Commission's inquiry into financial advice. High profile adviser under fire The Royal Commission heard how Fair Work commissioner Donna McKenna received inappropriate financial advice from Sam Henderson, chief executive and senior financial ...