BANKING

Financial planning

Research commissioned by the Australian Bankers' Association has confirmed consumers’ lack of truck in banks....

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Policy & Regulation

The big four banks have agreed to specific contractual changes with ASIC to eliminate unfair terms from their agreements....

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Superannuation

Industry superannuation fund Vision Super has told the Productivity Commission that the banks are ‘scandal-ridden’ and cannot be trusted with respect to insurance inside ...

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Tech

A report released this week by the World Economic Forum and Deloitte has failed to support fintech as a key player in the competitive financial services landscape....

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Financial planning

Data from finder.com.au showed close to half of the population use just one bank for all financial needs....

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Editorial

Will the Government’s Bank Executive Accountability Regime combine with the Australian Bankers’ Association employment protocol to make employment in the banking sector a...

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Financial planning

Aged care advice is too broad with multiple moving parts to have its own specific, narrow licensing condition, according to the Financial Planning Association....

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Policy & Regulation

Licensees providing holistic advice will be hit harder than those focused on general and wholesale advice under the Government’s new industry funding proposals for the Au...

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Financial planning

Banks should not provide wealth management services and financial advice unless they can stamp out the product-driven sales culture that is entrenched in the institution....

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Financial planning

Reviews into retail banking remuneration may raise awareness about the sales culture but it will not alter the product-pushing behaviour of banks and other financial inst...

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Policy & Regulation

Stephen Sedgwick’s report into retail banking remuneration failed to find substantial reason for an outright ban on product-based payments but made recommendations to pro...

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Financial planning

Stephen Sedgwick’s review into retail banking remuneration was limited in its terms of reference, meaning it did not examine areas of financial services that have been ri...

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Financial planning

Financial technology and banking experts gathered at the Australian Bankers’ Association Communique have spoken in favour of better access to open data....

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Financial planning

Australians have lost trust in the banks’ ability to balance the interests of customers and shareholders, according to the ABA....

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Features

Mark Woolnough weighs up the changing landscape of financial services and tips the digital experience as key to customer advocacy in 2017....

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