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FPA calls for levy overhaul

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... and the viability of financial planning businesses," he said. The latest recommendation comes after the FPA called for reference checks to be extended to general advice and anyone who can influence the advice process in its submissions to ASIC for Consultation ...

Reference checks should cover all advice: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
Reference checks should be extended to general advice and to anyone that has the ability to influence the financial advice process, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia. In its submission to ASIC for Consultation Paper 333 Implementing ...

MLC Life appoints executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
MLC Life has appointed a new chief life insurance officer, as Sean McCormack gets ready for a February 26 departure. The role is going to Michael Rogers, who has worked as QSuper's general manager for insurance while it set up its own insurer QInsure. ...

First Super adds to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
... Cabinet & Furniture Association (ACFA) and a director of Innovation & Business Skills Australia's furnishing industry reference committee. Starting his working career at the age of 17 as an apprentice cabinet maker, Brakell has worked in commercial furniture ...

The real cost of a bad chief executive: AICD, ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... they as people? What do others really think about them? Are they genuine culture carriers?" Green said. "We habitually reference check with peers and superiors, customers, suppliers and competitors. But don't ignore that direct reports, and even junior ...

S&P DJI ventures into crypto indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... needs, serving clients like digital asset exchanges and fund administrators. S&P DJI will use Lukka's products Lukka Reference Data, which provides validated crypto master data and mappings to support trading, operations and audits; and Lukka Prime ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept monetary policy unchanged at its December board meeting - the last of 2020 - and for good reason. "In Australia, the economic recovery is under way and recent data have generally been better than expected... ...

Financial adviser reference checks under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
ASIC has released a consultation paper seeking feedback on reference checking protocols for financial advisers and mortgage brokers. Requiring financial advisers to have reference checks was one of the recommendations to come out of the Royal Commission. ...

Court rules insurers to cover COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... in insurance policies to quarantinable diseases under the old act and subsequent amendments should be construed as a reference to listed human disease under the Biosecurity Act. Maurice Blackburn principal Josh Mennen said that insurers essentially made ...

Bloomberg indices to rebrand

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
Bloomberg will rebrand one of its widely-referenced indices on 24 August 2021. The Bloomberg Barclays fixed income benchmark indices will soon be known as the Bloomberg Indices. The move is part of a co-branding agreement with Barclays Risk Analytics ...