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Powered by Lloyds and KPMG, insurtech offers cybersecurity insurance

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... insured for this and recovery of the stolen funds from the banks is largely not viable," Smith said. The insurance includes legal and financial resources to respond to claims against them from third parties.

AMP appoints group general counsel

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... counsel, governance, and has been acting group general counsel since April 30. Cullen brings about 25 years' experience in the legal profession, with extensive experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and corporate governance. ...

New partnership to simplify estate planning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... functionality will allow financial advisers using the myprosperity platform to generate a standard, legally binding will from View Legal on behalf of clients. Relevant data from their personal wealth portal, including all their assets and liabilities ...

Advisers struggling with SMSF diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... projected to move into retirement within five years. Advisers of SMSFs play a significant role in helping trustees meet their legal obligations, navigate regulatory change and embrace the importance of a diversified portfolio, as well as understand what ...

PIMCO and Allianz begin hiring spree for new business

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... are launching a new Australian retirement income business and recruiting 50 roles in distribution, technology, actuarial, legal, operations, compliance, marketing and customer experience. The new business, Allianz Retire+ Powered by PIMCO (Allianz Retire+) ...

More adviser participation needed to shape ethics code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... industry has never previously been required to adhere to. While it is already expected that advisers comply with a raft of legal obligations, wealthdigital technical manager Rob Lavery said the draft code contains several, less prescriptive measures ...

ASIC consults on advice code monitoring bodies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
ASIC released its consultation paper detailing proposals for approving and supervising compliance schemes for the incoming code of ethics that all financial advisers must adhere to. Under the professional standards legislation, the code of ethics developed ...

Blue Sky director resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... revised management structure will see Morison at the top, followed by an investments managing director, a chief risk officer, legal and compliance, a chief financial officer, chief operating officer and corporate affairs.

ASIC and FPA submit recommendations to RC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
ASIC and the FPA have made several recommendations to the Royal Commission, including eliminating the practice of grandfathered advice commissions. In its second round submission to the Commission, ASIC said it was concerned ongoing advice arrangements ...

ANZ culls sales incentives for planners

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... undertaking from ASIC. At the time, ASIC said the compensation program was "nearing completion". ANZ anticipates $50 million in legal costs stemming from the Royal Commission for the year ending September, it revealed in an earnings report. The bank's ...