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Telstra Super appoints financial planning EGM

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... its 100,000 members by increasing accessibility to a broader range of financial advice topics including annuities and insurance outside of superannuation. It also launched an ongoing advice service which provides proactive assistance and review of a ...

O'Dwyer says life insurance back on the agenda

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... being stuck in what Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane described as "legislative limbo," the life insurance reforms are back on the agenda, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said. Speaking at the 2016 FSC Leaders ...

No more inquiries, says FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... Parliament should be passing the financial services reforms "already in the legislative pipeline," including the life insurance reforms. Referencing the recent Brexit referendum, Loane argued that London's status as a newly independent financial centre ...

Nationals senator not giving up on life insurance investigation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... like after a hotly-contested election, he will prioritise continuing the Senate Economics References Committee's life insurance industry investigation. Speaking to Financial Standard, Williams said: "I'm very concerned about life insurance. If I'm re-elected ...

FSC releases policy priorities for next parliament

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... increasing the superannuation guarantee to 12% by 2022, widening default superannuation choices, reducing "misaligned" life insurance incentives and simplifying Australia's taxation regime. Noting that the financial services sector now contributes 9.3% ...

VFMC appoints two new directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... Services and State Super (ESS Super), WorkSafe Victoria, the Transport Accident Commission, and the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority.

EQT managing director departs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... Prior to that, he was general manager - corporate affairs at AXA Asia Pacific, chief executive - risk (life and health insurance) at AXA Australia and has held other roles at Prudential-Bache Securities and Elders Finance Group. He is also a director ...

Regulators defended in calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... services industry has been subject to no less than 14 separate reviews into the superannuation, financial advice and life insurance sectors over a recent period of time. Some of these have led to legislation, increased regulation and better consumer ...

Treasurer opens doors to ASX competition

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... giving the ASX "more flexibility in raising capital... consistent with other financial sector companies, like banks and insurance companies." "As Treasurer I want to help create an environment where our financial services sector can be both internationally ...

Competitiveness at risk from STEM fall-off

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... services in Australia, and there are significant numbers of women in the C-Suite in financial services companies like insurance. When it comes to schooling I am dismayed by the fact that maths is no longer compulsory and needs to be reinstated if we ...