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Financial planning

New analysis from Adviser Ratings has confirmed that more than 40 per cent of Dover advisers were recruited from the major bank licensees, AMP or IOOF....

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has announced that it will demerge its wealth management and mortgage broking businesses, which will result in the creation of an independent ...

Policy & Regulation

The Federal Court has approved the Commonwealth Bank’s $25 million settlement with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission regarding the Bank Bill Swap Rate....

Accounting

The use of time-based fees by accountants will decline by 12 per cent over the next two years, as firms respond to clients pushing for greater fee transparency, Commonwea...

Financial planning

Victims of Financial Fraud has accused the Australian Securities and Investments Commission of failing to investigate some financial crimes and then being uneven in its p...

Policy & Regulation

The Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison has indicated he has knowledge of executive departures from the Commonwealth Bank in the wake of recent scandals....

Policy & Regulation

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has entered an agreement with AUSTRAC to resolve proceedings commenced in August last year, subject to Federal Court approval. ...

Policy & Regulation

The manipulation of youth bank accounts by CBA staff shows that the dominant culture within Australian banks is rotten and must be overhauled, according to the Finance Se...

Policy & Regulation

The Commonwealth Bank has reached an agreement with the regulator to settle legal proceedings relating to claims of manipulation of the Bank Bill Swap Rate....

Financial planning

Newly-appointed AMP chairman, David Murray has acknowledged the possibility of more board exits generated by angry institutional investors at this week’s annual general m...

Policy & Regulation

In response to media reports, CBA said there was no evidence of customer information being compromised in a 2016 incident in which the bank was unable to confirm the dest...

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has conceded it should have acted more promptly in dealing with a breach notice covering orphan clients at Count Financial....

Funds management

The Commonwealth Bank is to exit its Colonial First State Global Asset Management business via a public float on the Australian Securities Exchange....

Financial planning

The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services industry will begin scrutinising financial advice with the major banks and AMP ...

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has defended vertical integration and strongly noted that industry funds have gone down the path of vertical integration via asset management, finan...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 1 week ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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