ROYAL COMMISSION

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....

Financial planning

AMP Limited has been asked why it left clients on under-performing platforms when cheaper and better-performing options were available....

Financial planning

Royal Commissioner, Kenneth Hayne has cautioned AMP Limited over the possible outcome of evidence suggesting the AMP Board may have been complicit in amending a report pr...

Financial planning

The Financial Services Union has shown concern that “systemic and cultural problems” in the big banks have led to poor advice outcomes, following revealing evidence from ...

Financial planning

The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has been told that regulatory reform to financial planning is a work i...

Financial planning

More than 65 per cent of mortgage brokers are concerned about the reputation of their industry following the Royal Commission, according to a MyState Bank survey....

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 ...

Life/Risk

Plaintiff law firm Maurice Blackburn has named AIA, CommInsure and TAL as code ‘culprits’ in its submission to the Royal Commission....

Superannuation

A new survey has revealed industry fund trustees and executives to be split on the key questions of the Royal Commission and the sole purpose test, with only a narrow maj...

Editorial

As key players in recent outcomes in the financial services industry, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulation Author...

Outsider

Outsider knows that all financial planners will be gratified to have heard that Industry Super Australia has joined with research and consultancy outfit SuperRatings to u...

Editorial

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission wants competition powers added to its regulatory armoury, but history suggests a need for caution on the part of the ...

Policy & Regulation

The Royal Commission into the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services industry will be examining the effectiveness and ability of the financial services regulators...

Financial planning

The Financial Ombudsman Services has told the Royal Commission that planners/advisers have accounted for more than a third of serious misconduct cases identified since ea...

Expert Analysis

Grant Holley explains what the Royal Commission is, what it can do, and how financial services providers may find themselves under its scrutiny....

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

5 months ago

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

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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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