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No one reads the PDS: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... firms do not align with good consumer outcomes," the report said. It pointed to a case study from the Consumer Action Law Centre which found that payday loan providers were putting written warnings at the very bottom of their websites, obscuring those ...

New executive role at Colonial First State

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
Colonial First State has created a new C-suite role, and has confirmed an interim replacement for Peter Chun who joined an industry fund earlier this week. Todd Stevenson has been appointed CFS's chief member outcomes officer, after nine years with ...

Allianz Retire+ bolsters distribution team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
Allianz Retire+ continues to boost its capabilities, adding two new faces from Colonial First State and Equity Trustees. Allianz Retire+ has welcomed Fabian Cockle and Joanna Orrell to its distribution team. Cockle has been appointed senior business ...

FASEA exam dates revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority provided an update on the exam all financial advisers must sit. The Authority confirmed the December round of exams will be held from December 5-9 in 19 centres across Australia including regional ...

CommInsure charged over hawking

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... "CMLA reported breaches of anti-hawking provisions to ASIC." The case will be first mentioned on November 19 at the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney. CommInsure was recently sold to Hong Kong-based insurance giant AIA, though delays in the deal's ...

Chief economist update: Zero here we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... is likely to be up rather than down and about the same time three of the 10 highly-qualified and esteemed experts at the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) that currently sits as the RBA Shadow Board called on the central bank to raise ...

Industry embraces Mental Health Month

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
October is mental health month and the financial services industry is embracing it as a chance to boost the mental wellness of employees through a number of initiatives. SuperFriend has several initiatives planned for the month, including releasing ...

MySuper not the only problem: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... outcomes for superannuation members." "Profit-to-member funds are structured in a way that puts members' interests front and centre," she said. "Unlike bank-owned super funds and other for-profit providers, profit-to-member super funds do not return ...

Super Consumers Australia launches, slams MySuper products

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... their narrative in this regard, he said. Super Consumers Australia was formerly known as the Superannuation Consumers' Centre, which was formed in 2013 as a not-for-profit entity.

Major super funds caught in fraud scandal

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... detect, identify and respond to cyber security threats." " We also work collaboratively with the Australian Cyber Security Centre, law enforcement agencies and the wider financial services industry in combating cyber crime." Summing up, AFP manager of ...