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ClearView defends risk advice commissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
ClearView is countering Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's recommendation to reduce or eliminate commissions financial advisers earn from life insurance products. It is "way too early," ClearView wrote in an email to advisers, to consider tinkering with ...

APRA consults to combat cyber attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... the matter. APRA executive board member Geoff Summerhayes said: "Australia's banks, insurers and superannuation funds are major targets of cyber-crime, and the risk is accelerating as attackers gain in skill and technological sophistication." "Unfortunately ...

New ethics test for bankers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... microscope post Royal Commission," Whitehead said. "FINSIA introduced this workshop to Australia during 2018 and a number of major financial institutions have taken advantage of it already as part of their drive to reform culture and put the interests ...

Banks move to derisk, workforces shrink

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
Australian employment figures and economic outlook could take a hit as major banks move to derisk their businesses by hiving off wealth and financial advice businesses. Westpac has announced it is exiting personal financial advice. Commonwealth Bank ...

Rainmaker Group acquires Money magazine

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... includes the flagship Financial Standard. Rainmaker founder and managing director Christopher Page said: "This is our first major acquisition since our media division, Financial Standard, was established in 2003. While we have steadily built our business ...

Women lead superannuation fund engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
While the majority of members are not engaged with their superannuation, women are taking the lead and contributing more to their nest egg, new Vanguard Australia research suggests. Vanguard's 2019 How Australia Saves research, which analysed data on ...

IFM Investors acquires super fund-owned port

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... capacity of container ships). The terminal is located at the crossroads of the Baltic deep-sea trading routes, serving as a major gateway into Poland and Central-Eastern European markets. The transaction marks another investment for IFM in a core infrastructure ...

Major US exchange to stop listing bitcoin

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
The US cryptocurrency exchange that released the first bitcoin futures contracts has had a change of heart. Cboe Global Markets will not list any new bitcoin futures for the first time since launching them in 2017. However, it did not rule out the possibility ...

UK to introduce new pension scheme

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... scheme innovation." "We are very proud and ready to be at the forefront of this historic moment which we believe will make a major contribution to offering future dignity and security in retirement for decent working people."

Indigenous super access needs improvement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people. Scheerlinck appeared on a panel at the recent Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) stating that one of super's key achievements is working with AUSTRAC on setting protocols for ATSI ...