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Lending curbs to impact housing market

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
The Reserve Bank of Australia has suggested it may shift policy to cool the property market in 2022, likely to result in homebuyers being able to borrow less. BuyersBuyers co-founder Pete Wargent said that this time around the rules will mostly impact ...

Actuary of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... Actuary of the Year for his work on social issues. Hugh Miller focuses on using data and complex analysis to improve public policy outcomes including intergenerational equity, homelessness, children who are in out-of home-care, suicide prevention initiatives ...

Consumers lose out on IP changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... Cooke said the new changes will mean Aussies will not be able to claim as much and providers won't have to guarantee policy renewals. "Benefits will be capped at 90% of earnings at the time of claim for six months, then at 70% after the six-month ...

Tax incentive could boost affordable housing: ISA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... housing prices in Australian cities, for example by limiting negative gearing concessions - especially in new builds. Another policy suggestion to limit demand is to restrict investment from overseas, again with a focus on new builds. Unsurprisingly ...

Financial Standard launches weekly podcast

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... features Financial Standard editor Jamie Williamson in conversation with Association of Financial Advisers general manager, policy and professionalism Phil Anderson, discussing the future of financial advice in Australia. "We're really excited to ...

Economic recap: Week to September 24

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... willing to change course should 'Murphy's Law' prevail. Powell wouldn't want to go out with disastrous policy prescription for America - and the world - would he? His term expires in February next year.

TAL releases income protection range

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
... the life insurance industry must implement for income protection insurance. It gave life insurers more time to have new policy contract terms in place by 1 October 2022. Clark said: "This is an important piece of work for the entire industry, and we ...

ClearView launches risk product suite

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... company will also unveil its new life insurance platform in October, which will include a new adviser and customer portal, policy administration system and underwriting rules engine. General manager of transformation Nadine Gooderick said the new platform ...

Stephen Jones changes tack on risk advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... landed on a final position yet but has listened to the AFA's views and also those of its members. AFA general manager of policy and professionalism Phil Anderson said this news would be welcomed by advisers. "That sounds certainly like positive news ...

Adviser overwhelm explained

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
At the Association of Financial Advisers' annual conference, general manager of policy and professionalism Phil Anderson dived into the regulatory overwhelm facing advisers. Anderson started his speech by asking, "Who is feeling overwhelmed by the level ...