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More poor customer outcomes expected: Narev

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... implying the issues are not as grave as they seem, saying: "The goal is to put things right, the evidence that the independent reviews have surfaced is significantly at odds with many respects of how the issue has been characterised." Among a number ...

CommInsure under fire again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... throughout the inquiry, which began following the CommInsure scandal in March. In the update, the insurer claims the independent review has so far found no evidence of medical files being tampered with or deleted; that all assertions in the media that ...

Federal Court approves Zurich's Macquarie acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... risk business. Following the acquisition, Zurich will become Australia's fourth-biggest retail life insurer in the independent financial adviser segment. Macquarie Life staff will transfer to Zurich and Zurich's customer-base will grow by 60%. Zurich ...

Default super system splits industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... protection from product providers or employers with conflicted interests. "Default fund selection - overseen by the independent Fair Work Commission - has worked exceptionally well to protect the interests of an estimated two thirds of working Australians ...

Inappropriate advice drives disputes

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... improvement to the introduction of FOS's new dispute process which was introduced on 1 July 2015 in response to the independent review of FOS conducted in 2013.

Mark Dunsford attacks FSC over life reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... in the Bill, the arrangements allow the continuation of upfront commissions at levels that provide support for the independent adviser market and provide an appropriate transition over two years." The FSC has also recently released its draft Life Insurance ...

Antipodes LIC aims to raise $200m

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... investment consultant at Willis Towers Watson, and independent directors Chris Cuffe and Lorraine Berends. Cuffe is the independent chair of UniSuper and non-executive director of Fitzpatricks Private Wealth and Berends is on the investment committee ...

Magellan full year profits up 14%

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... institute headed by an already selected but unnamed executive director. "I don't want to steal any of the thunder from the independent public policy institute before it is launched but it will be Magellan-branded and we're hoping to address a specific ...

Implemented Portfolios launches branded IMA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... develop recognised brands and marketing campaigns. "At Implemented Portfolios we are out and proud supporters of the independent financial adviser community and part of our strategy behind the Branded IMA solution was to support the existing business ...

Terms of reference released for complaints system review

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
The federal government has released the terms of reference for the independent review into the financial system's external dispute resolution and complaints framework. The independent expert panel consisting of Professor Ian Ramsay (chair), Julie Abramson ...