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Life Insurance Framework fear fading

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... "longer responsibility periods" on behalf of his membership remains a primary concern. In his 'AFA Narrative' speech on October 26, Fox argued that any clawback in the LIF beyond a year was punitive, and that ongoing responsibility was already covered ...

Class amends IPO after AMP acquisitions

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... offers for customers." A Class statement said the firm grew its billable portfolios by 11,034 between 1 July 2015 and 31 October 2015.

MLC offers insurance rollover to external funds

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... sector such as AIA Australia, TAL Life, OnePath, CommInsure and Hannover Re. In fact, a Plan for Life report released on October 20 showed that MLC's share of the total life risk market (which, it should be noted, included both direct and group life ...

Rusting still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... 17.5% for big banks (and another 50 bps for qualifying banks that support agriculture and small businesses) effective 24 October - still unconfirmed reports that the government, at its fifth plenum, is lowering its growth target from 7.0% to 6.53% would ...

Tim Steele departs AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... practices today. Based on the May announcement, Steele was expected to leave his role in June, but stayed on until late October. He is now pursuing studies overseas before returning to Australia for the next stage of his career. Steele became a director ...

ASIC changes market rules for Chi-X ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... February 2015. ASIC said it "consulted with industry" regarding the proposals in the paper, and released Report 453 on October 29 outlining its proposed amendments. Following the industry response to the initial paper, ASIC received seven written and ...

Managed accounts usage to grow 38%

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... during the quarter and started the December quarter with funds under administration growing to over $1.65 billion as of 28 October. To support the business' growth, MGP has appointed operations and project risk manager Tania De Vincentis as relationship ...

Six point five is PM Li's new like

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... I surely would." - 'El Condor Pasa' by Simon & Garfunkel After all the dissecting, de-constructing and probing of the October FOMC statement for missing/added words, phrases and sentences, financial markets came up with raised odds for a December lift-off ...

CBA whistleblower flags unfair compensation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... first and providing justice. Today's evidence blows that out of the water." A CBA spokesperson replied to the news on October 28, saying, "We reject allegations presented to the Senate Inquiry today and stand by the independence and integrity of the ...

Zurich cleans up at Plan For Life awards

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... Excellence Award, Zurich also picked up the Term Life and Customer Service for Life Companies awards. Held in Sydney on October 27, the awards also recognised NobleOak Life (TPD Award), CommInsure (Trauma Standalone Award), AIA Australia (Trauma Rider ...