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Still work to be done on group insurance: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... 'activities of daily living' (ADL) definition. Of the 4% of claims assessed under ADL, more than half were rejected. The 2022 review found that, of the 15 trustees, 12 have changed their eligibility criteria so that fewer members are subjected to the ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... work week at full pay. The committee, chaired by Greens senator Barbara Peacock, proposed the Fair Work Commission should review the operation of the current 38-hour work week. University of Queensland professor John Quiggin says that the 38-hour work ...

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... To further improve affordability, the ACCC will conduct an inquiry into the drivers of prices, which will complement a review into the productivity of the sector. To address affordable housing, the government announced a new national Housing Accord ...

Australian Retirement Trust lines up another merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... the corporate fund for the global aluminum producer - began searching for a merger partner last year after an independent review by KPMG found it would struggle to satisfy members' best interests in two years' time. "We have undertaken a very detailed ...

BT's Advance AM hit with stop orders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... they didn't properly specify the information that distributors must report to Advance for purposes of determining when a review trigger has occurred, the period for reporting such information, or the review triggers for the TMDs. The orders were served ...

Advice group chief fakes exam result, banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... and performing any function involved with running a business. "ASIC identified Mr Karamian's conduct through a proactive review of individuals who were listed as current financial advisers on the FAR despite not having passed the FA Exam by 1 January ...

ASIC bans Queensland adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
ASIC has banned Queensland-based adviser Douglas Allen from providing financial services for three years. ASIC's review of Allen's advice files revealed that he employed a "layered advice" approach. The regulator discovered that his recommendations ...

Super fund reaches dispute settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... $521,000 plus GST and outgoings, with annual increment of 3%. However, the plans were dumped about a year later following a review and a decision to instead take the project offshore. Combined, MTAA Super and JG Service will receive $415,000 for their ...

HSBC bails out Silicon Valley Bank UK

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... in its history. Overnight the Federal Reserve board announced that vice chair for supervision Michael Barr is leading a review, of the supervision and regulation of SVB, in light of its failure. "The events surrounding Silicon Valley Bank demand a thorough ...

Hearts & Minds appoints chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... Investors, Magellan, Regal Funds Management, and TDM Growth Partners. Lanchester left BlackRock earlier this year following a review of its fundamental equities business. He had been there since 2015. He has previously held investment roles with Perpetual ...