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Life Code update expands consumer protections

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... to ensure claimants are paid promptly. This includes income-related decisions within two months, lump sum decisions being made within six months and a fixed five-day turnaround for internal approvals. Also on claims, the new Code places further limits ...

Squirrel Super to pay over false property claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
More than 18 months after legal action was launched, Squirrel Super will pay $55,000 for claims made in marketing materials about investing in residential property. The SMSF administrator was found by the Federal Court to have distributed a brochure ...

Resolution Life builds out Australasian leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... the acquisition of AMP Life. "I am delighted to announce Paul in the chief customer and operating officer role. Paul has made an incredible impact over the past six months acting in the role, driving the development and attraction of key talent as we ...

Advice requirements confusing, complex: JAWG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... position. The financial advice sector has an important role to play in reducing this pressure." Additionally, the submission also made recommendations for the removal of the safe harbour steps from the Corporations Act and clarity on what is needed to ...

Westpac outlines new social initiatives

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... home and business lending roles, with an aim to increase female participation within the sector. Up to 100 roles will be made available to employees and external applicants. Westpac's plans also include improving access to finance for childcare centre ...

Former adviser wins appeal, convictions quashed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... included a direction that there was no direct evidence before the Court as to the state of mind of the appellant when he made the alleged misrepresentations". "It does not follow from the fact that someone makes a misrepresentation to another person ...

Mutual sector overcomes pandemic headwinds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... with 21% of the top 100 co-ops and mutuals chaired by a female in 2021, up from 15% in 2016. "Significant progress has been made, yet gender inequalities continue to limit the opportunities of women," the report stipulated. "In Australia, women make ...

Clear up uncertainty: AFA, FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... Adviser Register registration/renewal period or with the financial year, and the temporary COVID-19 relief measures to be made permanent." Abood said: "To continue delivering services to clients, planning practices must be financially sustainable, and ...

MSC Group launches Singaporean fund service

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... Singapore. There is no question Singapore has set itself up to become a major financial capital centre in the region and it made perfect sense for this to be our first location for our expansion outside of Australia," he said. "We expect local Singapore ...

Stagflation: What should we expect?

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... chief economist Alex Joiner said: "We like to think that central banks will not commit two mistakes." "They've already made one mistake, thinking inflation was transitory, which it's clearly not. We hope they don't rush in and commitment ...