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It's not a bird or a plane; it's a new trading platform

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... ASX's CHESS system to safeguard financial assets. The trading platform offers investors two pricing options, either its "basic" account or its "live" account, the second of which is billed at a $9 monthly rate (billed annually). The "live" account ...

AMP deed of release bars advisers joining class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
AMP is allegedly handing departing financial advisers a contract with a clause in it that prohibits them from joining the current open class action. The Advisers Association chief executive Neil Macdonald said he became aware of a new clause in AMP's ...

Sunsuper announces investment, insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... Lung Disease and Cardiomyopathy." Prior to 1 October 2020, the TPD definition included a clause that read: "Unable to do basic activities associated with work ever again." Sunsuper said this applied to members who were not employed immediately prior ...

ERS will impact those who didn't access super: REST

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
The effects of the government's Early Release of Superannuation scheme could result in a 25 basis point loss for those who didn't take advantage of the scheme, according to REST chief executive Vicki Doyle. Speaking at the FINSIA Future of Super webinar ...

Life insurance at tipping point: Industry leaders

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
Life insurance leaders have pushed for immediate and authentic change, lest current legacy business models and products hinder the growth and sustainability of the industry. Speaking at the Financial Services Council's (FSC) 2020 Life Insurance ...

Insurers COVID-19 response slammed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... "abhorrent, substandard products". "It only pays out if a claimant is unable to perform the activities of daily living - which are basic things like feeding, washing and clothing themselves," he said. "People are shunted into this definition because ...

Chief economist update: Gold 2000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Gold prices have already been on the up and up last year, buoyed by major world central banks' about face towards a more accommodative policy - led by the US Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts (July, September and October 2019). Gold prices ...

Research slams ADL definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... about somebody with an acquired brain injury or dementia, unless they are right at the most severe end of the spectrum those basic ADLs will be intact," Lonie says. When asked whether this group could hold down a job, Lonie says "absolutely not". "It's ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced a package of measures to support the labour market. "A Plan for Jobs" contained three basic initiatives: Supporting jobs. "UK Employers will receive a one-off bonus of £1,000 for each furloughed employee who is still ...

Qantas Super awards insurance mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... past 9 years," the fund said. Additionally, Qantas Super announced there will be changes to insurance premiums for standard/basic cover and voluntary cover from 1 August 2020. The fund added there will also be changes to income protection cover while ...