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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled it will appeal the Federal Court decision regarding Westpac Securities Administration and BT Funds Mana...

Policy & Regulation

The banks would be compelled out of the wealth management industry and AMP would have to break up its operations under policy proposals flagged by the Australian Greens i...

Financial planning

Bank customer satisfaction has seen its first positive monthly move since prior to the start of the Banking Royal Commission, according to Roy Morgan’s latest survey. ...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled it is not yet finished with its already two-year-old court against Westpac/BT over alleged client ‘best...

People & Products

OneVue has bolstered its cybersecurity team with the appointment of a chief information officer. ...

Financial planning

Westpac has admitted that it did not fully appreciate the underlying risks entailed in running a financial planning business....

Financial planning

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority’s business plan has revealed the financial adviser exam will cost millions and be the authority’s single biggest expe...

Financial planning

The Finance Sector Union has called for the current move to professionalisation to be extended beyond just planners, but has warned that there are issues with an industry...

Financial planning

Westpac chief executive, Brian Hartzer has acknowledged that the big banking group is ‘thinking through’ the future of its advice business....

Financial planning

At the same time as confirming Westpac has lost around half its authorised representatives since 2015 the bank’s chief executive has also confirmed a proposed industry so...

Financial planning

Westpac chief executive, Brian Hartzer has confirmed that senior executives within BT Financial Group suffered significant remuneration consequences for issues raised at ...

Funds management

The big four banks have moved into the red over the past week, with Westpac falling just under nine per cent....

Policy & Regulation

The Royal Commission will today begin its final round of hearings looking at what caused the misconduct and what can be done to fix those causes....

Funds management

The World Bank has partnered with two banks, Westpac and BNP Paribas, to launch the first Sustainable Growth Bonds for Australian investors....

Financial planning

The Federal Court has ordered Westpac to pay a $3.3 million penalty for its involvement in setting the BBSW in 2010. ...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

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...

7 months 1 week ago

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...

1 week 6 days ago

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

3 weeks 1 day ago

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

3 days 5 hours ago