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Banks have paid more than $7 billion to customers in remediation since the Royal Commission but this ending will leave them with more available cash to distribute to shar...
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The ‘big end of town’ which caused the regulatory burden should be forced to pay their share of levy costs, according to The Advisers Association, even if they have left ...
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A parliamentary inquiry will be looking into the implications of capital concentration and common ownership from banks, superannuation funds, investments funds, and hedge...
Funds management
Income investors can be reassured that dividends are returning, according to Redpoint, but banks won’t reach their pre-COVID levels until 2023 unless they spend to fight ...
Funds management
As ANZ announces a $1.5 billion on-market buyback, this was a “strong indicator” that bank dividends could continue to rise for the next 12 to 24 months, according to Pla...
Financial planning
Non-bank financial services – as well as banking and insurance – are among the lowest rated industries for trust, according to Roy Morgan....
Funds management
Three of Australia’s largest banks have fallen back in their female board representation with one dropping below the 30% target....
Funds management
Australian resource companies will drive the local market higher during the second half of 2021 towards 8,000 and gain more than banks, according to Research Affiliates....
Funds management
The boost in activity in the housing market will improve the outlook for bank credit growth and earnings, according to Martin Currie Australia....
Financial planning
An executive with major consultancy Deloitte has revealed that at least two of the major banks have been scoping out opportunities to return to the financial planning are...
Financial planning
Trust in big banks is up 19 points from 2019 as the reputation of the major banks improve after leaving financial planning....
Funds management
Near-term risks are easing for financial institutions but downside risks remain, according to Fitch Ratings, which changed 20% of its outlook ratings from ‘negative’ to ‘...
Funds management
Seeking cyclical exposure, investors have moved to be most overweight to the banking sector for the first time since May 2018, according to Bank of America. ...
Funds management
CommBank has unveiled its own buy now, pay later service called Commbank BNPL but there are “fatal flaws” in the business, according to Datt Capital’s Emanuel Datt. ...
Financial planning
Over three-in-five Australian companies cut or cancelled their dividends between April and December 2020, according to Janus Henderson....
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...