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TAL enhances musculoskeletal underwriting initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... following neck pain and inform when clients may be eligible for an underwriting review. TAL musculoskeletal manager Gavin Law said neck pain is one of the top five chronic pain conditions in terms of prevalence and years lost to disability. "In addition ...

Royal Commission challenges super regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... From ASIC's point of view, it was sufficient to commence a proceeding against one company - namely Westpac - to "test the law" and obtain enforceable undertakings against others in the hope the misconduct would stop. Hodge countered this view, stating ...

Life insurers take the Royal Commission stand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... hearings. It ended with the Commission's team of lawyers highlighting several instances where corporate and superannuation law was breached by retail superannuation funds at CBA, NAB, AMP and others. The Commission also flagged it would examine the ...

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... charges after the Royal Commission's team of lawyers highlighted several instances where corporate and superannuation law was breached. The closing submission on misconduct in the superannuation industry, which was released on Friday night, showed ...

CCIV draws mixed reception: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
Australia's Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) initiative received mixed responses from the global asset management community planning to ramp up cross-border strategies in the next five years, State Street research shows. Of the 250 ...

Industry funds grows governance, risk teams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... conflicts management framework. Schofield joins the fund from Victoria's Transport Accident Commission. With a background in law, she has also held roles with Russell Kennedy Lawyers and DLA Piper. She will report directly to Equip executive officer ...

Royal Commission on social media: Regulators under scrutiny

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... extraordinarily scared of litigation against the banks. And they are the regulators. #BankingRC - David Taylor (@aus_employ_law) August 17, 2018 Employment lawyer David Taylor expressed the view that Australia's corporate and prudential regulators ...

APRA banned one person in 10 years: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... Commission heard Australia's prudential regulator has banned one person for not being fit and proper since 2008 - after the law changed requiring APRA take the matter to court. Under examination from counsel assisting Michael Hodge, APRA deputy chair ...

Chief economist update: Turkey's roasted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... Turkish lira did over the past week as it engaged the world's biggest superpower into a diplomatic stoush. "I fought the law and the law won." - The Clash America responded to Turkey's prolonged (nearly two years) detention of a US pastor by ...

Royal Commission on social media: Former Treasurer weighs in

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... establishment retail funds representatives come across as stereotypical used car salesman. #BankingRC - David Taylor (@aus_employ_law) August 10, 2018 Employment lawyer David Taylor highlighted his opinion of the gap in the performances of Ian Silk and ...