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Paraplanners tackle compliance challenges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... ASIC's Louise Macaulay: "ASIC frequently sees advice that recommends a new product which does not improve the client's overall position." And another from Leah Sciacca, who said: "We see many files that site theoretical benefits of a new product, such ...

Industry still shy of flat dollar fees: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... management fees by large superannuation funds, yet the industry has been slow to adopt this method. "There was some change in overall investment fees for some funds due to changes in asset allocation and changed use of active management but these were ...

Chief economist update: Cloudy 2020 vision for OECD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... the middle of really trying to understand where the trade talks are going to land and how that's going to impact the overall economy," GM chief executive Mary Barra told the Washington Post. The OECD prescribes: "If downside risks materialise and ...

Deloitte, TAL partner on AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... poor consumer outcomes," TAL said. "These calls will then be assessed by TAL's quality assurance program, improving the overall responsiveness and mobility of the program." TAL general manager, operation risk and support, Individual Life, Sue Sdregas ...

Life Company of the Year crowned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... cleaned up in the Consumer Choice categories, with head of claims Neil Borthwick accepting six awards in total. BT won overall Consumer Choice Awards, value for money, most satisfied customer, best application process, best claims staff and focus on ...

No pat on the back for high performers: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... to give a pat on the back to better performing MySuper products, or be seen as a peer ranking mechanism. "There is no overall assessment. Each MySuper product is assessed against each metric. So it is entirely possible for a product to be white for some ...

High claims acceptance among insurers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... acquisition costs associated with the policy compared to Group products. As these costs will make up a larger proportion of the overall premium income, the claims payments will be a correspondingly lower percentage." The report said insurers are not ...

September FASEA exam results in

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... advisers sat. The exam was held in eight metropolitan and nine regional centres between 19 September and 23 September. Overall, 88% of the advisers passed. "FASEA is pleased with the implementation of the second exam and congratulates successful candidates ...

Managed funds fail to perform: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... perform, with only ten of 93 funds outperforming the benchmark index, resulting in an 89% underperformance ratio. Despite the overall underperformance, the report said it needs to be put into context. "In most years the actively managed fund sectors ...

Actuaries develop retiree rule of thumb

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... retirement for 25 years or more and need to take into account future price increases and spending needs. "With the low rate of overall inflation, the Age Pension is only increasing at a modest rate, with the maximum Age Pension increasing by 1.9 per ...