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Reverse mortgage lenders shortsighted: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
While older Australians are largely benefitting from reverse mortgages in the short term, many have a poor understanding of the risks and the long-term pitfalls, ASIC said.

Morgan Stanley amends false independence claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management was caught by ASIC for falsely claiming it was independent.

Government introduces financial literacy strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
The Federal Government launched an initiative to empower Australians with financial literacy and help them take control of their finances.

ASIC defends enforceable undertakings at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
ASIC's favourite method of tackling misconduct came under fire as the Royal Commission capped off its round of superannuation hearings on Friday.

ANZ grilled over Smart Choice sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
The selling of superannuation products by ANZ branch staff has been called into question, with the Royal Commission suggesting the bank's practices are misleading and deceptive.

Customer data protections progress

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
Wealth management firms have an opportunity to set the course around how they better deliver customer-oriented solutions following the Federal Government's release of draft legislation on the Consumer Data Right.

NAB initially under-reported remediation bill to ASIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
NAB initially reported a compensation bill of about $22 million less than what it actually owed to customers for plan service fees, as the corporate regulator was capping off a report on the matter in late 2016.

Financial crime taskforce puts two behind bars

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
The Serious and Financial Crimes Taskforce has helped put two men behind bars for laundering money and evading tax.

NAB CEO apologises over super failures

HARRISON WORLEY, DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Thorburn took to social media yesterday to apologise on behalf of the group's 34,000 staff for failures identified at the financial services Royal Commission.

AFA gets an audience with O'Dwyer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers told its members it met with the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services to air its concerns with the FASEA proposals on professional standards.