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Planners can prevent financial abuse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... out of the office. Johns pointed out that the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability protects people's freedom to make their own decisions - understanding this, he said, is one of the key ways to provide dignified financial services to ...

Super investment menus not what they seem: Rice Warner

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... clear choice explosion had not always been driven by member demand but instead by the supply side, he added. "While the freedom to choose is always a good thing, for super funds, so much choice has come at a big cost. It pushes up their administration ...

Recognition for industry leader in fight against slavery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
The head of ESG research at Ausbil Investment Management has been recognised with an Anti-Slavery Australia's Freedom Award for his work in combatting slavery. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny was awarded a Certificate of High Commendation for his contribution ...

SG increase will not help women: Treasury

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... superannuation guarantee won't do much for women's lower superannuation balances. February documents released by the Treasury under freedom of information last week show its thinking on the issue. The retirement income policy division posed and answered ...

Treasury agreed with Grattan SG modelling

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Rice Warner's Nathan Bonarius. Treasury emails published Friday, under a freedom of information request from The Australian Financial Review show it concluded Grattan's findings were broadly consistent ...

MLC Life appoints new executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
MLC Life Insurance has appointed a new executive, focused on driving new business in group insurance, from Freedom Insurance Group. Sean Williamson, most recently chief executive of the embattled Freedom Insurance Group, will join MLC Life this month ...

Spectrum Wealth representatives find new homes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... after the departures of some key personnel. This information has been disclosed to the market by Spectrum's parent entity, Freedom Insurance Group. ASIC previously notified Spectrum that it was considering suspending or cancelling Spectrum's AFSL. Freedom ...

Suncorp named Bank of the Year

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... Customer-Owned Institution of the Year Bank Australia Mobile Banking Provider of the Year ING Non-Bank Home Lender of the Year Freedom Lend Money Minder of the Year ME Investment Lender of the Year Newcastle Permanent Personal Lender of the Year People's ...

Advice dealer group shutters

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
More than 30 financial advisers are left without a home as Spectrum Wealth Advisers shuts up shop. Freedom Insurance Group has today revealed Spectrum will close earlier than originally intended as it can no longer meet a "key person" requirement of ...

Swiss Re to manage Freedom remediation

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
Swiss Re has agreed to take on the responsibility of designing and managing Freedom Insurance Group's customer remediation program. Freedom confirmed Swiss Re as the remediation manager, and Genus Life Insurance Services Pty Ltd as the third party to ...