BRUMBIE: Walk quietly but carry a big stickBY ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014 10:07AM It's now a few weeks since Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chief David Murray handed down his interim report and already sectional advance troops have been spooked into defending ... Upgrade your subscription to access this article
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Good read Alex. Although I am not sure that increased training for CBA advisers does much. Training wasn't the major issue. A conflicted structure was and is still the problem. Advisers being rewarded financially for writing 'Group' product in a vertically integrated structure led to the issue.