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QSuper lowers balanced fund fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... Self Invest, the ESG criteria applies to its entire listed equities portfolio across the lifetime, moderate, balanced, aggressive, Australian shares and international shares options. It also introduced changes to income protection waiting periods and ...

Pension giant cuts tobacco

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... investment for its eight million members, in light of stricter worldwide regulation against tobacco products, increasingly aggressive legal action by governments against the tobacco industry and falling global smoking rates. Nest already has a tobacco-free ...

Super fund overhauls group insurance cover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... Self Invest, the ESG criteria applies to its entire listed equities portfolio across the lifetime, moderate, balanced, aggressive, Australian shares and international shares options. Additionally, QSuper is dropping the eligible minimum age members can ...

Chief economist update: S&P raises Duterte ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... Comprehensive Tax Reform Program as an effective measure... to keep finances sustainable while funding the government's "aggressive" infrastructure spending." The country's unemployment rate has drifted down from 6.1% when Duterte was elected ...

Reforming bank culture rests on regulators: Silk

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... the plate now." Silk added he was not confident the industry is able to impose good behaviour without "a strong and aggressive regulator." Silk said only one thing surprised him after watching 69 days of hearings closely: the number of commercial organisations ...

Jamieson Coote Bonds introduces global fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
Fixed income specialist Jamieson Coote Bonds is officially introducing its global fund to Australian investors following its initial seeding in early 2018. The CC JCB Global Bond Fund has an investible universe which includes global sovereigns, semi-government ...

FSC extends life code consultation deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... Insurance Code of Practice was first released for consultation in November 2018, proposing 30 changes that include banning aggressive selling tactics of life insurance products. The consultation will also cover several reforms to underwriting, claims ...

IOOF future uncertain: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... is driving APRA's tough stance, Morningstar said. "We also believe it's a harbinger of a more proactive and aggressive APRA (and ASIC), which investors need to keep in mind when considering investing in organisations such as IOOF (and AMP)," ...

Freedom ditches life insurance sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... million has been made. Freedom was taken to task at the life insurance hearings of the Royal Commission, notably for aggressive sales tactics and selling life insurance to an intellectually disabled man. A slew of organisational changes took place after ...

New initiatives ready advisers for the future

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... Nethercote partner Paul Derham said: "In light of the Royal Commission, ASIC has announced it is adopting a tougher and more aggressive stance in its monitoring and enforcement of compliance with financial services laws. Now is a good time to get your ...