ANZ

Financial planning

Mortgage aggregator Vow Financial has added four non-major bank lenders to its lending panel in a move it claims is indicative of a trend away from the big four banks....

Financial planning

ANZ rethinks relationship strategies as open market shrinks

Dealer groups will have to look into their relationship-building strategies as consolidation restructures the industry, says ANZ general manager advice and distribution P...

Financial planning

Overall satisfaction among bank customers falls in February - Roy Morgan

Overall satisfaction levels among bank customers fell to 79.3 per cent in February - down from 79.6 per cent in January, showing the first monthly decline since March 201...

Policy & Regulation

ANZ still preparing for opt-in

Following Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten's announcement regarding a watering-down of opt-in requirements yesterday, ANZ was still prepari...

Financial planning

Financial Services Partners looks to attract planners

ANZ-owned dealer group Financial Services Partners is looking to attract new advisers to its licence with a range of services under the new 'FSP DNA' brand....

Financial planning

ASIC's platform review wins wide support

ASIC's platforms review has drawn support from a range of stakeholders for proposing providing additional consumer protection via capital adequacy and for placing the spo...

Financial planning

Trustees grow FSC's membership base

The Trustee Corporations Associations of Australia has folded into the Financial Services Council to grow its membership base....

Life/Risk

Risk insurance defies gravity

The risk insurance industry has defied all odds and continued to experience strong growth amid economic uncertainty. However, that is not to say the sector has managed to...

Financial planning

Bank satisfaction reaches 16-year high

Customer satisfaction among Australian banks has grown to its highest level in the past 16 years, but sentiment among business customers still lags behind that of persona...

Financial planning

Bank satisfaction reaches 16-year high

Customer satisfaction among Australian banks has grown to its highest level in the past 16 years, but sentiment among business customers still lags behind that of persona...

Financial planning

S&P withdraws ratings on Russell funds

Standard & Poor's Fund Services has suffered its first major ratings withdrawal after the announcement that S&P Capital IQ would no longer conduct its services in Austral...

Funds management

OnePath appoints investment managers in funds overhaul

OnePath has announced a number of new investment managers for its former ING single sector funds following last year's acquisition of ING Investment Management by UBS....

Financial planning

S&P withdraws ratings on Russell funds

Standard & Poor's Fund Services has suffered its first major ratings withdrawal after the announcement that S&P Capital IQ would no longer conduct its services in Austral...