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Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... regulatory bodies alone." "Regulators need effective resources, practices, tools, and techniques to promote consumer protection and market integrity," he added. Regulatory recommendations To better protect retail investors, the report tables a series ...

New Australian digital assets bill to regulate crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). This legislation also seeks to bolster consumer protection, promote investment, and streamline the rapidly growing crypto industry in Australia. Earlier this year, Bragg expressed ...

Portfolio resistance is key: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... leaving it out completely, being more granular, correlation caution, domestic exposures, defensive levers, and inflation protection. He said Future Fund implemented these portfolio indications using several levers. "So, for example, for more alpha, Future ...

Outflows, M&A batter active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... Investments, says during turbulent periods, active managers perform better in a bear market and provide better downside protection. "Passive investors operate by riding on the coattails of active investors, who perform the arduous task of assessing fair ...

New laws to end unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... owed superannuation. However, the new legislation will complement the ATO's powers, providing the stronger possible protection for employees against unpaid super, the government said. Minister for workplace relations Tony Burke said the laws would enable ...

AustralianSuper to decrease premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... AustralianSuper's insured members will receive a premium reduction across death, total and permanent disability, and some income protection policies from May 27. The weekly cost of death cover will drop by an average of 13%, while the cost of TPD will ...

ClearView enhances ClearChoice products

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... insurance product range, ClearView ClearChoice. Among the changes, ClearView is simplifying product names across the income protection (IP) range to increase clarity for both customers and advisers. Clients on the top level of IP cover will now also ...

Regulators prioritise emerging areas of risk

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... insurance offerings to members, which is much more user-friendly. She said: "Some also included a death, TPD, and income protection claims guide to help members, that's all good stuff." However, there is still room for improvement. "We do think that ...

Still work to be done on group insurance: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... enhancing their offerings. Across the funds reviewed, three million accounts had death and TPD cover and 800,000 had income protection cover. Primarily, ASIC looked at whether members were receiving better value from their insurance, whether claims handling ...

Virgin Money Super ups premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... weekly premiums will now be $4.55 for a total cover amount of $176,000. There will be no change to premiums for income protection insurance. There is also no change to the amount of cover offered. "Increasing costs isn't something the trustee does lightly ...