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Royal Commission must be extended: FSU

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
The union representing workers in the financial services sector is calling for an extension of the financial services Royal Commission, as revelations of misconduct continue to arise from the inquiry.

Industry fund signs on to insurance code

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
A super fund with more than $1.5 billion in assets under management has adopted the AIST Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice.

Treasurer backs ASIC investigations

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison has great confidence in ASIC's ability to deal with matters raised during the financial services Royal Commission this week.

Former Suncorp adviser banned

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
A former Suncorp Financial Services financial adviser has copped a four-year ASIC ban after the regulator found the adviser failed to act in the best interests of his clients.

Industry welcomes final Better Banking report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
The final report of a two year reform program has outlined the progress made by Australia's banks in implementing the Better Banking Reforms Program.

AMP deliberately misled ASIC over ongoing fees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
Once again in the Royal Commission hot-seat, AMP advice head Anthony Regan conceded evidence suggests the business deliberately misled ASIC over ongoing fees-for-no-service policies on multiple occasions.

Royal Commission must cast net wider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
The next fortnight will see the Royal Commission grill some of Australia's biggest providers of financial advice, albeit with some noticeable absences.

Financial services data breaches recorded

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
The Australian finance sector was responsible for 13% of notifiable data breaches reported to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in the first quarter of 2018.

UK fund managers must improve fairness

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
The latest Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) report states that fund managers, as the agents of investors in their funds, must appoint two independent board directors.

SG non-compliance declining: ATO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
Most employers and super funds are complying with superannuation guarantee (SG) obligations, but latest ATO data shows there are still some breaching SuperStream standards.