WESTPAC

Financial planning

Westpac chairman, Lindsay Maxsted has admitted the big banking group did not sufficiently recognise the risks in its financial planning business....

Financial planning

Westpac Banking Group has managed stay in the black despite heavy customer remediation costs, with BT Financial Group weathering much of the difficulty....

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank is the most popular bank amongst the wealthiest 10 per cent of Australians, being the bank of choice for 36.7 per cent of those customers....

People & Products

Payments fintech, Beem It, has appointed a former Commonwealth Bank executive as its new chief executive officer....

Funds management

Westpac/BT has exited its incubator, Ascalon Capital Managers....

Outsider

Who the hell is Siri and what is she doing with my money?...

Policy & Regulation

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has upheld the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s decision to ban Perth-based Westpac adviser....

Policy & Regulation

Westpac has admitted breaching its responsible lending obligations when providing home loans, and agreed to a $35 million civil penalty to resolve Federal Court proceedin...

SMSF

As Westpac announces it won’t offer self-managed superannuation funds loans for new consumer or business lending, RiskWise warns that buying property with super is “an ac...

Financial planning

Westpac’s BT Financial Group has called an end to grandfathering, effective from October....

Financial planning

Westpac has responded to civil charges brought against it by the regulator for poor financial advice by saying that it had already identified and responded to the alleged...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has broken new ground by pursuing a civil case against Westpac as the licensee of a miscreant and now banned adviser....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned a former AMP financial adviser for five years, after finding that he gave advice which was “well below com...

Financial planning

Westpac has reported a solid first half amid the challenges presented by the Royal Commission....

News

The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services industry has been told BT Financial Planning failed to fully inform Dover Finan...

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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....

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