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Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... financed in Europe," totalling €1.8 trillion. There's money from the European Central Bank (ECB). At its April monetary policy deliberations, it gave its assurance, if required, "to maintain favourable financing conditions to help counter the negative ...

Disability income faces reckoning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
The former chief executive of TAL has slammed life insurers' ineptitude in managing disability income products, invoking the industry to come together and find a solution by the end of the year. Speaking at the 2021 Actuaries Summit on Wednesday ...

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... efforts to calm concerns over rising inflation expectations that would eventually force the Fed's hand into tapering policy accommodation. After two days of deliberation, the Committee decided to maintain the status quo -- federal funds rate at 0-0.25% ...

Deborah Ralston to advise Allianz Retire+

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... really help drive innovation within the retirement sector," Thornton said. "The panel will initially focus on upcoming policy reforms, specifically, advancing retirement strategy to meet the needs of Australians in retirement, and member retention. However ...

Rice Warner prepares to shut up shop

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... Aware) and the proposed merger between Media Super and Cbus. Rice and actuary David Knox have both been active in public policy discussions on superannuation. Rice Warner said that in 1996 Knox and Rice met with then Prime Minister John Howard to discuss ...

Westpac earnings take hit

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... gain on the sale of its stake in Zip Co which was $18 million. The bank also noted changes to its software capitalisation policy and is increasing the threshold before a project is capitalised from $1 million to $20 million. "This policy has been applied ...

ACSI launches new climate change policy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... Investors (ACSI) may now recommend super funds vote against companies that fail on climate-related risk. The newly updated policy from ACSI aims to improve how companies approach climate change risk. The policy supports the Paris Agreement and the need ...

APRA releases draft climate change guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... further authority in the market." The guide is a "significant step forward," says Nicolette Boele, executive manager of policy and standards at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "We would hope, as in New Zealand, this guidance ...

Pahari to leave AMP amid demerger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... completed, AMP said. The demerger is subject to various approvals, with further details regarding capital structure, dividend policy, separation, management and governance still to come. Under the demerger, AMP Limited will retain AMP Capital's Global ...

Commissions likely to stay: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... premiums increasing, he said, and they have to work hard to convince clients to stay committed to their life insurance policy. Anderson predicts that more advisers will leave the industry - including risk advisers - who essentially are distribution arms ...