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FINSIA expands professional network

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... (CISI). Whitehead said a Professional Banking Council will be established and supported by FINSIA to define appropriate standards of conduct, competence, and culture. FINSIA President David Gall said: "While regulation plays a role, it is imperative ...

Super funds must do more digitally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... retirement savings of members engaged with digital advice showed about 70% are tracking comfortably toward ASFA's Retirement Standards. "If you compare that to market data out there, it's actually quite a high percentage...Funds with digital advice are ...

FPA to quell adviser fears around education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
The new education standards for financial advisers will be the talking point of the Financial Planning Association of Australia's National Roadshow, hitting Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney this week. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said the education ...

Reporting overhaul to hit insurer profits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... in reported profit, according to EY global insurance finance, risk and actuarial leader Martin Bradley. While the new standards apply across general insurance, health and reinsurance products, insurers providing long-term life insurance contracts will ...

Financial services enters next cloud computing evolution

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... on their own." "As a result, we will pursue a strategy of building a cloud ecosystem that supports best practices and standards. At the same time, we take seriously our responsibility to be in full compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements ...

APRA and ASIC launch insurance claims pilot

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
APRA and ASIC jointly launched the pilot phase of an initiative to raise standards of public claims reporting in the life insurance industry. The goal of the initiative, initially mooted in ASIC's REP 498 report in October 2016, is for the two regulators ...

Super insurance must be standardised: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... Australians have no clue life insurance is available within their superannuation. It urges for the introduction of minimum standards in the way super funds educate members. Employees are bombarded with information upon joining super funds, and many don't ...

FPA appoints conduct commission chair

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... hearings and be responsible for ensuring the conduct of members meets the new code of ethics set by the financial adviser standards and ethics authority for a period of three years. He takes over from outgoing deputy and acting chair Mark Vincent and ...

AFA recruits for professionalism

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... Financial Advisers will help ready its membership for new professional requirements to be set by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. Linda Vogel joined the association as general counsel, professionalism. She will assist general manager ...

Australia can benefit from Brexit and Trump

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... barriers and integration of Australia into the global market place has resulted in the biggest increase in our living standards in history," Maddock said. CEDA also recommends that the Productivity Commission examine the impact of the Australian taxation ...