Royal Commission final report

ROYAL COMMISSION FINAL REPORT

Superannuation

Will AMP retain its corporate super mandates?

Further question marks have arisen over AMP Limited’s ability to retain its corporate superannuation mandates in the face of some seriously adverse Royal Commission findi...

Financial planning

FPA signals cooperation with Govt on RC recommendations

The Financial Planning Association has committed to “working proactively” with the Government to address the Royal Commission’s final recommendations and to rebuilding tr...

Financial planning

FSC backs RC final report, gets on with task ahead

The Financial Services Council has welcomed the release of the Royal Commission’s final report and acknowledges it’s time to get on with the task of strengthening Austral...

Financial planning

Consumers now in better position against big banks

The recommendations from the Royal Commission final report have helped level the playing field for consumers against big banks and insurers, according to Maurice Blackbur...

Policy & Regulation

Mixed reaction to RC

Industry superannuation funds have welcomed the Royal Commission’s final report, but financial planning groups are concerned about the outcome for their members....

Financial planning

Hayne holds boards and senior management responsible

The Royal Commissioner, Kenneth Hayne, has made clear he holds boards and senior management responsible for misconduct where it occurred....

Financial planning

Grandfathering to end

The Federal Government has committed to a timetable to ending grandfathering and to entertaining life/risk commissions being further reduced....

Financial planning

Will planning execs face prosecution?

The question at the forefront of many minds in the financial planning industry is whether any individual executives will face prosecution as a result of key decisions on ...

Financial planning

Value-focused fees see firm’s clients grow post-RC

Ahead of the Royal Commission’s final report’s release on Monday, advisers could benefit from considering a fee structure that places the value clients receive from advic...