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ANZ scraps financial planner bonuses
Australia banking giant ANZ has announced it will stop paying bonuses to financial planners selling its products, as it looks to change its banking practices in response to a royal commission focussing on misconduct in the sector.
PEOPLE MOVES: OMW, Phoenix Group, AMP
Old Mutual Wealth appoints an industry veteran to its specialist pensions team, the Phoenix Group chairman announces his retirement and embattled AMP appoints an executive chairman.
Providence boss pleads guilty to $150m fraud
The chief executive of Providence Companies Group has admitted to orchestrating a $150m (£110m, €125m) scam that duped mostly elderly and vulnerable people across the world.
One-size-fits-all will not meet high net worth expat demands
Wealth managers will have to offer tailored products to high net worth expats if they want to succeed in the fiercely competitive sector, with non-resident Indians (NRI) and Chinese lucrative target markets, according to data and analytics company GlobalData.
How advisers can generate new income streams
When it comes to running a sustainable financial advice business, the top concern for advisers is the growing burden of administration and not having enough time to generate new income streams, according to research by Masthead.