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Super funds countdown to Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... accessing super or deceased estates becomes an issue, Bowden said. The fourth round also heard about how life and funeral insurance providers mis-sold products to vulnerable members of remote communities, namely Select AFSL's sales practices following ...

Investors sharpen watch on RMBS

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... the last two years but overall they remain low. Losses have always been limited and covered by either lenders mortgage insurance or excess spread, according to Moody's. What is certain is several fund managers are keen on RMBS in 2018. The Gryphon ...

CBA, ANZ told to clean up superannuation distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... ANZ's digital channels, anz.com and the ANZ app with no change for existing customers' accounts, investments or insurance because of the ASIC undertaking, the bank said. The ASIC investigation comes as a part of its October 2014 Wealth Management ...

Specialist investment manager appoints former AMP senior leader

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
A former head of group insurance at AMP has joined an ASX-listed investment manager. Anna Kovarik has been appointed Centuria Capital's new general counsel, joining from Mirvac where she held the role of group risk manager. Kovarik served as AMP's ...

Phone life insurance sales 'hawking' customers: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
The financial services Royal Commission exposed more boiler room sales tactics of call centre staff selling life insurance which drove poor behaviour and a sales-driven culture, and effectively breached anti-hawking provisions. Select AFSL managing ...

Queensland industry funds merge

HARRISON WORLEY AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... best possible member experience and provide financial security in their retirement." Currently AustSafe has a group insurance arrangement with CommInsure, which is set to be acquired by AIA - Sunsuper's group insurer.

Royal Commission cracks down on life insurance phone sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... allegedly didn't need or unwittingly signed up for. Based on listening to several phone calls from ClearView Life Insurance, Boyle alleged staff coaxed customers into providing bank details and enough personal information which then entered them ...

HSBC quietly exits financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... is expected to complete by September 2018. HSBC said it will continue to hold customers' existing investments or insurance products, all of which are provided through third parties. "There is no risk to existing policies or investments," it said. ...

Aviva Investors appoints Asia institutional sales head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... strengthening existing relationships with institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds, government pensions, and insurance companies in north and southeast Asia. Clapham will report to Scott Callander, who is Aviva Investors head of client ...

Digital transformation challenges super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... AustralianSuper, many of the 44 surveyed funds did not yet provide members with explicit guidance and support for member insurance claims. Also highlighted in the research was the growth in retail funds which aligned with member values. Watson said these ...