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CBA class action moves forward

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... bank undertakes a review of its life insurance business, CBA said. The bank also confirmed yesterday it will file its defence to the civil penalty proceedings initiated by AUSTRAC by December 15. AUSTRAC will file its response by 16 March 2018. CBA said ...

Small licensees are PI insurance compliant: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... authorised representatives and revenue of $2 million or less. It aimed to determine if the licensees were complying with defence costs, fraud and dishonesty requirements under Regulatory Guide 126. Only three licensees were found to be problematic in ...

Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... employee jobs in the target population of employers are in scope of the WPIs, except the following: - Australian permanent defence force jobs - Non-salaried directors - Proprietors/partners of unincorporated businesses - Persons paid by commission only ...

CBA blames reporting failure on software error

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... reviewing the 580 page statement of claim filed by AUSTRAC in the Federal Court, and has indicated its intention to file a defence. CBA opened the market at $80.11, before being up slightly to $81 a short time ago.

CBA faces anti-money laundering allegations

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... commitment to reporting and working with AUSTRAC. "We are currently reviewing AUSTRAC's claim and will file a statement of defence in this matter," the bank went onto say. A short time ago, CBA shares were down 2.39% to $81.94.

ACSI urges investor action on slavery, warns of financial risks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... statement was intended form part of PRI's submission to the federal parliament Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade. At the time, IFM Investors executive manager Chris Newton noted the Act would provide long term benefits for ...

Banks continue campaign to discredit SA bank tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... Australia's transitioning economy. "Some major industries are exiting, others are on hold, and new growth sectors - tourism, defence, and education - will take time. Time and investment...But for those opportunities to be realised, banks like NAB have ...

TAL intensifies mental health strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... expert to help establish best practice management of post-traumatic stress disorder. TAL's work with Neil Greenberg, a defence mental health professor at King's College London aims to better understand PTSD, as well as facilitate claims management workshops ...

Short-termism obsession misses premia: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
Investors are missing out on return premiums of up to 1.5% per annum simply because they are too focused on quarterly earnings and short-term gains. Moving out of a short-termism mentality requires a "major shift" in asset managers' mindset and skills ...

Insurance counteracting ageing population risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... other hand, has only a fractional share (5%) of the ageing wallet - but it has the potential to be an effective line of defence against ageing risks these countries are facing, the report said. Swiss Re head life and health products Russell Higginbotham ...