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OnePath to remediate over pressure selling

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... misconduct and stem consumer harm in the direct life insurance market. ASIC has delivered deterrence through court action, disruption and improvement in sales practices and delivered compensation to tens of thousands of consumers who have suffered harm," ...

AFA slams new SOA measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... add further to the cost of providing financial advice and inconvenience clients by adding significant complexity and disruption."

SuperConcepts appoints chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... significant change over the last few years," Maloney said. "Grant's appointment will mean a seamless transition and no disruption to our customers and, with his extensive experience, Grant will provide stability and entrepreneurship to the SuperConcepts ...

Female board participation rises: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... dwindles down past the ASX 200 to 31.6% for ASX 300 and 27.3% for ASX 201-300. "It's pleasing to see that the ongoing disruption of COVID-19 hasn't impacted the commitment of chairs, directors and stakeholders to increase gender diversity on boards at ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... reduced for the second successive month, and at the fastest pace since February. Panel members commonly associated disruption to operating conditions to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, coupled with severe supply chain pressures, notably for manufacturers," ...

Advisers who failed FASEA exam granted extension

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... light of the July exam registrations closing tomorrow. In acknowledging the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption it has caused, the Morrison government has introduced "very limited changes to FASEA exam requirements", she said. "For those ...

Calls for Royal Commission into housing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... the form of residential mortgages, one of the highest globally and greatly exposing the banking system to potential disruption. Home ownership rates, meanwhile, have halved for under-35s since 1995. Along with the Royal Commission, which the researchers ...

CFS, UniSuper win customer satisfaction nods

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... AustralianSuper won Major Industry Super Fund of the Year. CFS general manager Kelly Power said 2020 was a year of "disruption from the pandemic and one where we sought to really support our customers during such uncertainty with their financial well-being". ...

LIBOR phased out by year end

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
Australian regulators expect institutions to cease the use of LIBOR in new contracts before the end of 2021. ASIC, APRA and the Reserve Bank of Australia have reiterated the importance of ensuring a timely transition away from the London Interbank Offered ...

Investors move to thematic funds

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... Green Transition Index Fund (NZD), Lazard Global Digital Health Fund, BetaShares Cloud Computing ETF and Orca Global Disruption Fund. The largest thematic fund in Australia is the BetaShares Global Cybersecurity ETF with $488 million in funds under management. ...