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AMP shakes up advice service model

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... have been under close scrutiny since the 2018 Hayne Royal Commission. In an early hearing, senior counsel assisting Rowena Orr highlighted instances in which service fees were still charged after the client's adviser sold the rights to the service ...

Grandfathered commissions: Where to from here?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... Commission in favour of keeping the model. The association's submission was highlighted by Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr in her summation of the final round, stating: "Only the Association of Financial Advisers is wholly opposed to ending grandfathered ...

BEAR should be expanded, ASIC included: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... senior ASIC staff while being quizzed on the regulator's current governance. After telling Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr that he believes the BEAR should be expanded to also encompass all ASIC regulated entities, Orr referred to the UK Financial ...

CBA board ignored key issues in deciding executive pay

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... the Royal Commission's hearings, Commonwealth Bank's chair Catherine Livingstone agreed to senior counsel assisting Rowena Orr's suggestion that the information received by the remuneration committee was inadequate in accurately deciding the variable ...

TAL hired private investigator to follow claimant: Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... now was for a new illness, the GP noted. On receiving the claim request, TAL went on what senior counsel assisting Rowena Orr called a "fishing expedition". The nurse was asked to produce a large number of documents including her tax records, GP's medical ...

Super under microscope at Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... issues; and regulator effectiveness. At the most recent Royal Commission public hearings, Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr said the fifth round will focus on the broader superannuation industry; the difficulties indigenous people face when it comes ...

Super funds countdown to Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... Strait Islander people and financial services providers, wrapped up in Darwin last Friday. Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr said in her closing remarks that the next round will focus on the broader superannuation industry, but will delve further into ...

Royal Commission cracks down on life insurance phone sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... decided to cancel the policy, she said Let's Insure was relentless with the phone calls. Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr asked: "And in your statement you say that sometimes they called you day after day and sometimes once a week?" "Well, they ...

Vertical integration needs overhaul: Poll

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... came in a close second (32%). Flaws in vertically integrated models were a key takeaway as Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr wrapped up the Royal Commission's grilling of advice industry giants on April 30. Orr argued that planners working from approved ...

Royal Commission sees increased ASIC, APRA funding

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... of it, especially for financial planning." ASIC was recently asked about its resourcing by Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr during the Royal Commission. The regulator's senior executive leader - financial advisers, Louise Macaulay, was asked about ...
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