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MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... medical definitions ahead of each PDS update - this is more frequent than the 3-year requirement set out by the Life Insurance Code of Practice. At Integrity, when we update a definition and the update is more favourable to policy holders, we automatically ...

QBE chief exits after workplace complaint

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... board concluded Regan's "poor judgement" concerning workplace communications did not meet the standards set out in its group code of ethics and conduct. QBE group chair Mike Wilkins, who will step into the role as the group undertakes an internal and ...

Advice disciplinary body delayed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... Hume was aware of what the delay meant for the financial advice industry which has been operating without a disciplinary or code-monitoring body since it began. In the meantime, Hume said it is the responsibility of the AFSL or licence holder to ensure ...

CFA Institute call for feedback on new standard

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... Standards for Investment Products will add to CFA Institute's Global Investment Performance Standards and the Asset Manager Code. CFA Institute is calling for volunteers to support the next phase of the Standard's development. CFA Societies Australia ...

Law firm demands Pahari documents from AMP

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... said that when he first saw media reports on the matter with responses from AMP referring to "lower level breaches of AMP's code of conduct" he thought perhaps Pahari had made sexualised jokes. "Now having reviewed the detailed allegations, it is clear ...

Law firm slams insurer mental health policies

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... about rehabilitation and treatment." She added that there are still insurers that do not comply with the FSC Life Insurance Code of Practice. "These are often people who have been paying premiums for years and they are entitled to receive their benefits ...

Synchron compliance lead resigns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... the Synchron team," Trapnell said. Synchron has also promoted Stefanie Georgiades, who authored Synchron's recent FASEA Code of Ethics ready reference book, to Team Leader - Regulatory Compliance, she will report to Abdullah.

GPT bleeds $520 million

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... during the first half of the year, with GPT providing relief to both tenants impacted by the government's commercial tenancy Code of Conduct as well as those not eligible for assistance. Fresh Stage 4 restrictions in Victoria have now created additional ...

Regulatory, legal exam questions trip up advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... Laundering Act were among the areas where advisers were most likely to underperform. Understanding the application of the FASEA Code of Ethics and the Corporations Act to advice scenarios also proved challenging to many. So too did the identification ...

Hume calls out ERS fake news

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... thing for the life insurance industry to focus on. Clark said this would begin by the industry meeting the Life Insurance Code, delivering high quality claims experiences for customers