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State and territory governments are being urged to adopt consistent power of attorney laws to prevent elder financial abuse, as they meet today regarding a scope for a na...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has told the Australian Securities and Investments Commission the same reference checking protocols that apply to financial advisers sh...

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Policy & Regulation

The corporate regulator has approved variations to the banking code of practice, including improving the definition of small business....

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Financial planning

The value of deferred loans has fallen from $250 billion at its peak in June to $86 billion....

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Financial planning

Almost half of deferred mortgages and small business loans have resumed, according to data from the Australian Banking Association (ABA)....

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Financial planning

Banks are contacting customers for their six-month home loan deferral assessment to discuss the next stage of support and assistance....

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Financial planning

The Australian Banking Association has announced two temporary changes to the Banking Code of Practice, which have been approved by the corporate regulator....

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Financial planning

The Australian Banking Association has announced the banks’ readiness to support the JobKeeper program....

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Financial planning

Australians who have been granted a deferral on their loan repayments will not have their credit rating impacted, so long as they were up to date with repayments prior to...

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has urged banks who loaned money to advisers to buy books of clients to show leniency....

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Financial planning

More than two million Australians switched banks last year as competition grows between providers, according to the Australian Banking Association....

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Policy & Regulation

The ABA has welcomed the Government’s timetable for legislative change, with eight of the 76 Royal Commission recommendations targeted at the banking industry....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Banking Association has defended vertical integration and the ability of the major banks to self-regulate when it comes to ‘simplifying’ such structures....

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Financial planning

The Australian Banking Association has called on both sides of politics to act on ending grandfathered commissions this year....

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Financial planning

Elder financial abuse, violent relationships, and unexpected long-term illness are all issues that the Australian Banking Association hopes to address in its new vulnerab...

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