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Mental health costs insurers $750m per year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... from mental illness could save insurers up to $750 million per year, according to SuperFriend. Speaking to Financial Standard, Superfriend chief executive Margo Lydon said that of the $180 billion drag on the economy from the adverse effects of poor ...

Continued calls for code compliance extension

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... scheme, the Financial Planning Association of Australia is calling for more to ensure compliance. Speaking to Financial Standard, FPA head of policy and standards Ben Marshan said: "It was an important step for ASIC as there was a legal requirement for ...

Super Fund of the Year named

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... wasn't top 10 it only just missed out, ranking 16th in 2016 and 15th in 2015," Dunnin said. Speaking to Financial Standard at the awards, AustralianSuper group executive of membership Rose Kerlin said: "I know that everyone at the fund takes a great ...

Insto investors confused by environmental equities

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... Australia due to a lack of understanding around which asset class environmental equities fit into. Speaking to Financial Standard, managing director of listed equities for Impax Asset Management Bruce Jenkyn-Jones touched on how institutional investors ...

Industry fund appoints new group insurer, ups indirect fee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... providing Intrust's members with death and TPD cover. Intrust Super chief executive Brendan O'Farrell told Financial Standard it was AIA's attention to detail and project execution skills that saw it over the line. "I am excited that we have ...

Total Financial Solutions to shutter next year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... our advisers, who have been loyal stakeholders for many years," CountPlus chief executive Matthew Rowe told Financial Standard. Of those not offered a position elsewhere, CountPlus said: "Three TFS firms (eight authorised representatives) have not been ...

No plan to cut out advisers: SPDR chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... obviously do use our ETFs in the US quite often and I am sure they can do the same access here," Ross told Financial Standard. This is in contrast to Vanguard which last week said it was updating its direct-to-investor portal and separately, entering ...

Waiting periods cost 214% on premiums: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... to 214% higher if a member is defaulted into a shorter waiting period, research presented at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum shows. Presenting at the forum yesterday, Rainmaker head of superannuation research Jason Ross said ...

Platform hires former Netwealth distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... co-head of distribution Tim Yule to oversee national distribution of Mason Stevens' offering. As revealed by Financial Standard in July, Mitchell left Netwealth earlier this year for personal reasons, with the platform bringing in Damian Holland ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... ethical considerations or preferences." Stephen Glenfield, FASEA chief executive, offered this clarification to Financial Standard : "In short, Standard Six does not require the adviser to ask about ethical investments. "Rather, where a client indicates ...