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FSC revamps life insurer code

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... demonstrating it is serious about improving products, practices and governance to rebuild the standing of the sector." The industry plans to have the updated Chapter 1 enacted from 1 July 2019 and Chapter 2 by 30 June 2021, FSC said. The code is open ...

ALP victory to have meaningful impact: Daintree

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... the idea of changing these policies is a good idea," he said. "But how it impacts on people who have put their financial plans in place as a result of them, that's one issue." The firm views changes to the franking system as a potential boost for fixed ...

Hedge funds fall out of favour with instos: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... using AI compared to last year (29% vs. 10%), the report noted. Similarly, 31% of hedge managers are exploring AI and have plans to implement the technology, compared to just 17% last year. EY global hedge fund services co-leader Natalie Deak Jaros said ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone growth slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
Uh-oh! Borrowing a quote from Robert Burns: "The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry." It appears to be heading that way looking at the third quarter economic scorecard in the Eurozone. Advance estimates show that the single currency region's ...

Cybersecurity fit for a $16bn insurer

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... stakeholders and segments that were most vulnerable. It also found some parts of the business already resilient - media response plans and continuity plans were already in place, for example. IAG undertook the project on a year-on-year budget, drawn ...

The rise of challenger banks in Australia: SIBOS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
Challenger banks :86400, volt and xinja mount plans to disrupt the banking oligopoly in Australia. Speaking at the SIBOS Conference held in Sydney this week, senior heads at the three challenger banks spoke about how changing customer needs, fintech ...

Challenger expands distribution reach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... netwealth platform. It follows an announcement in August that saw products made available on BT Panorama. Challenger also plans to distribute its annuities on HUB24. The move comes off the back of strong sales growth in annuities. In the three months ...

Firetrail calls off $305m IPO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... it out as the managers didn't want to disclose their long and short holdings each quarter. Hodgens said there are no plans to do an actively managed ETF version of the strategy at this point in time. Updates at 1:23pm with current FUM and capacity ...

Macquarie boss joins climate change commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... impacts; failure from businesses and governments to incorporate climate change risks into their social and economic development plans and investments; higher susceptibility for the world's poorest and most vulnerable people; and lastly, the scarcity ...

Aussies second-most optimistic about retirement: SSGA

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... (B), UK and Germany (C+) and Italy and the US (C). Australia also has among the highest total coverage of private pension plans (76%), trailing Sweden (90%) and Netherlands (88%).