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Royal Commission: And that is a wrap

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... assisting. Working alongside Hayne and Orr were four barristers - Michael Hodge QC, Albert Dinelli, Eloise Dias and Mark Costello who were formally appointed to assist Hayne - as well as another four barristers. "I also wish to record my thanks to the ...

Insurance shake-up puts clients first

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... powerless to stop unethical behaviour. But industry experts say all hope is not lost. Counsels assisting Rowena Orr and Mark Costello said TAL and Rest are among the organisations that may have engaged in misconduct that fell below community standards. ...

Royal Commission tables life insurance policy questions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... the current regulatory regime to protect consumers from detriment. For starters, Counsels Assisting Rowena Orr and Mark Costello asked if the sale of direct sale of insurance via outbound telephone calls should be banned. If not, they questioned whether ...

CommInsure, TAL engaged in troubling conduct: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... handling processes. TAL didn't offer new staff mandatory induction training. With respect to Rest, Counsel Assisting Mark Costello said the super fund's conduct regarding a member who became paraplegic "may have demonstrated a failure to do everything ...

Royal Commission hears industry fund admitted wrongdoing to ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... Making his closing statement on the final day of the Commission's insurance hearings (Friday), counsel assisting Mark Costello revealed Rest - an industry super fund with more than two million members - filed a breach report with Australia's corporate ...

ASIC takes Dover, McMaster to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... Commission hearings earlier this year, McMaster was criticised for implementing the policy which counsel assisting Mark Costello labelled 'Orwellian'. The policy formed the main discussion point for McMaster's testimony. Dover claimed the ...

AMP defaulted members as smokers: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... smoker. A delinked rate is a blend of a smoker and non-smoker rate, Sainsbury said. In essence, counsel assisting Mark Costello said this blended rate is a higher premium. Costello pointed out that under ASIC regulatory guide 529, trustees cannot presume ...

Dover advisers turn orphans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... McMaster's grilling at the Royal Commission's inquiry into financial advice earlier this year. Counsel Assisting Mark Costello labelled the policy "Orwellian" in that it actually only served to protect Dover, as opposed to its representative's ...

ROYAL COMMISSION: Our top stories

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... exonerate the licensee of any liability in the event of misconduct by authorised representatives. Counsel Assisting Mark Costello questioned Dover owner Terry McMaster over the document, the intention of which reads: "Dover's Client Protection Policy ...

Dover roasted for 'Orwellian' protection policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... exonerate the licensee of any liability in the event of misconduct by authorised representatives. Counsel Assisting Mark Costello questioned Dover owner Terry McMaster over the document, the intention of which reads: "Dover's Client Protection Policy ...
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