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Socio-economics dictate insurance needs of young Aussies: Insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... 21 and 25 years. TAL said a provision such as this is particularly important for those funds catering to members in high risk occupations where the ability to claim on default life cover is critical in the absence of cover on an individual or opt-in ...

Best-in-show list addresses insurance gaps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... and the majority (98%) end up receiving the Age Pension once they retire. Campo said about 80% of members work in a high risk commercial construction environment, and the insurance products they require is therefore uniquely constructed. The life insurance ...

Government to ban default life insurance in super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... they communicate this policy change to members to ensure those who need cover, particularly young people working in high risk occupations, get it." "This is an opportunity for super funds to start a conversation with their younger members about all aspects ...

ROYAL COMMISSION: Our top stories

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... early as March 2017 the husband and wife suffered inappropriate advice at the hands of the adviser it identified as "high risk" and slapped with the worst possible rating. It has yet to investigate the matter or contact the unsuspecting couple. Royal ...

AMP kept unsuspecting clients in the dark: RC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... early as March 2017 the husband and wife suffered inappropriate advice at the hands of the adviser it identified as "high risk" and slapped with the worst possible rating. It has yet to investigate the matter or contact the unsuspecting couple. The Commission ...

Climate change a real risk for investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... shows numerous ASX100 companies are failing to improve their climate risk disclosure requirements. It identified 73 "high risk" companies and found less than half see climate change as a material business risk. Less than two-thirds acknowledged the Paris ...

CBA advice compensation bill balloons

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... by ASIC to assess the adequacy of CBA's 2012 review of potentially high-risk advisers and found 16 were potentially high risk. KordaMentha said it was satisfied with the processes CBA used to select samples and review the appropriateness of advice given ...

ASIC accepts EU from Brisbane adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... meet specific thresholds relating to lapsed policies. ASIC analyses these reports and other data to identify a group of high risk advisers. The resulting 'high risk list' is not in itself an assessment of poor quality advice, ASIC said, rather enables ...

HSBC cops historic fine for Lehman-linked failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... expected of them, SFC chief executive officer, Ashley Alder said. This coupled with flawed practices and intrinsically high risk products magnified the risk and occurrence of significant losses for customers, he added. "The message should be clear: our ...

Hastings names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... and knows that real return assets - led by infrastructure - play an important role in diversification, risk reduction, high risk-adjusted returns and long-term asset liability matching," Scullin said. Winder was appointed to the Hastings board in July ...