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CommInsure update champions progress

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... making further investigations into allegations made in media reports. In a statement CommInsure said that claims staff did not receive incentives to decline claims, with all staff trained to provide fair customer outcomes and values. "An independent ...

Retirement fears herald advice opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... further 30% of the 20,800 members surveyed said they are "somewhat confident"; though the majority of respondents said they are "not sure" (25%), "a bit nervous" (20%) or "not at all confident" (15%). The research highlights more than a quarter of members ...

Government bond strategy added to HUB24

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... Government Bonds provides investors with a cornerstone allocation to pure and consistent defensive characteristics that has not been available to Australian investors to date. With heightened uncertainty globally creating episodic bouts of volatility ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... Survey indicators is a concerning trend that warrants close monitoring, but our assessment is that the deterioration to date is not (yet) enough to warrant a significant change in the outlook". Business confidence fell to a reading of 4 in October from ...

REST boosts member savings through Acorns app

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... that most Acorns users were only reminded about topping up their super towards end of the financial year, and they often did not have as much money available to contribute to their super fund as they would like," he said. By contrast, the app gets around ...

Advisers to foot $24m bill

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... larger counterparts. The paper notes that providers of digital or automated financial product advice or 'robo-advisers' will not be subject to a separate levy. The funding model is expected to be introduced in the second half of 2017. Closing date for ...

Banks balancing profit and capital adequacy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... separate report, EY Oceania banking and capital markets leader Tim Dring said the big four banks' wealth returns have generally not met long term expectations, adding increased pressure on operations. "Driven by the need to deliver better returns, some ...

Industry fund leads way for flexible workplaces

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... performing workforce. At Cbus staff are encouraged to negotiate arrangements for flexible work with their manager and are not required to specify a reason. Cbus chief executive David Atkin said: "Offering genuine flexible working conditions is a positive ...

ASIC bans deceptive adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... financial product features that were likely to induce clients to acquire the products Deliberately misled clients so they did not understand the basic features of financial products he was recommending they invest in Failed to properly disclose that ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... sharper pace with respondents noting a continuation of patchy conditions across the major project categories." The outlook is not bright for the construction sector as well with the new orders index dropping by 4.1 points - the biggest drop in five months ...