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Robert slates industry over inactive accounts

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert has taken aim at the financial services industry over its "lazy" attitude in dealing with inactive superannuation accounts.

AMP scraps bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
AMP will no longer be awarding incentives for leadership teams. Meanwhile, former executives have forfeited long and short term incentives and fees paid to board directors have been reduced.

Royal Commission will guide remuneration standard: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
What APRA learned from its prudential inquiry into Commonwealth Bank, and the Royal Commission, will help shape its updated and soon-to-be released standard on remuneration.

ABA moves to protect vulnerable customers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
Customers at risk of elder abuse, those ending a violent relationship and people experiencing long-term illness are the focus of new guidelines proposed by the Australian Banking Association.

Westpoint investors to receive $1.5m

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
A class action launched by ASIC has seen $1.5 million return to investors in Westpoint Group.

Codes of conduct to be made enforceable

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
The Federal Government has responded to the recommendation from the Royal Commission that financial service industry codes of conduct should be enforceable by ASIC.

Negative gearing reforms not a panacea: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
Financial Standard's latest spot poll reveals Labor's proposed changes to negative gearing will not curb the housing affordability crisis.

RBA issues stern climate change warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia says the economy faces an "abrupt" blow to financial stability from climate change.

Former adviser cops 10-year prison sentence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
A former financial adviser has been jailed for 10 years for using more than $6 million in client funds for his own purposes.

Zero tolerance approach to poor culture needed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
The newly appointed lead of APRA's capability review is taking a no-nonsense approach to fixing poor behaviour and getting culture right.