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AMP Limited acting chief executive, Mike Wilkins has confirmed the firm is facing more fees for no service remediation challenges after discovering new breaches as recent...
Policy & Regulation
Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman, James Shipton has signalled his intention to subject his own executives to the same terms and conditions as the...
Financial planning
Ignition Advice has been nominated by the Banking Technology Awards as a finalist in the category Best Use of IT in Private Banking/Wealth Management....
Policy & Regulation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has pointed to the recent adverse publicity around the financial services industry having driven up the level of whis...
Policy & Regulation
A former Perth financial services representative has been banned from providing financial services following a Court conviction for four counts of stealing....
Life/Risk
The Financial Services Council wants to extend its insurance code of conduct to “all life insurance distributors”....
People & Products
IRESS has launched its new client portal, available through XPLAN, to provide a front-end solution for client engagement. ...
People & Products
Nikko Asset Management Australia has announced the appointment of Naomi Edwards as its new non-executive director....
Financial planning
Industry Super Australia has accused the Government of caving into the retail banks and the wealth management sector in allowing ‘carve-outs’ from the design and distribu...
Policy & Regulation
The Federal Government is moving to introduce legislation which will have the effect of doubling the criminal and civil penalties which can be imposed against both corpor...
Policy & Regulation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission said it will commence a review of school banking programs in primary schools....
Financial planning
Younger Australians are showing surprising levels of concern about retirement, with Roy Morgan finding that Generation Z is the most likely to ask friends and family for ...
Policy & Regulation
The new ombudsman vows to “proactively work with consumers, small business and the financial services sector to resolve and reduce financial disputes”....
Superannuation
The Federal Opposition has earned the widespread backing of the financial services industry for its proposed changes to superannuation policy aimed at improving women’s r...
Awards
Suzanne Smith has taken out Woman of the Year at the Money Management Women in Financial Services Awards, on a night that acknowledged some of the women doing the most to...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...