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Scholarship supports new advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
A Melbourne university is partnering with a boutique financial planning firm to provide financial support to the next generation of financial advisers. Scholten Collins McKissock Wealth Management and Deakin Business School will provide scholarships ...

Cooper defends BT life insurance figures

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper has defended BT's life insurance arm after it was revealed the 37% TPD denial rate highlighted in ASIC's industry review came from his company. Last week, ASIC came out with its review of life insurance ...

Super engagement strategies still misfiring

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
New research released by consumer group Choice reveals that engagement strategies by super funds are still a work in progress. The research: Project Superpower. Informing a strategy to engage people with their superannuation is a qualitative study that ...

New life code could go further: lawyer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Prominent legal firm Slater and Gordon believes the Life Insurance Code of Practice is a missed opportunity to fix serious systemic problems in the industry. Several life insurers welcomed the Code issued by the Financial Services Council (FSC) yesterday ...

Life Insurance Code targets self-regulation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... requirement to review and update medical definitions; detail around how sales must be conducted and monitored; remedies for mis-selling; a clear process for claims handling; and standards for claims investigations, including interviews and surveillance. ...

Findex hit with penalties

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
Findex Group and Financial Index Australia (FIA) have each paid $10,800 in penalties following the issuing of infringement notices by ASIC for potentially misleading claims on the Findex website. Between August and December 2015, FIA published posts ...

Industry can expect significant cyber-attacks: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
Following the release of its 2016 Cyber Security Survey, APRA has said the industry should "expect to experience significant cyber security incidents and be prepared for an evolving range of threats." The regulator surveyed 37 regulated entities and ...

ANZ blames tech and training for bank mishaps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott has conceded the bank has not always met the standards it sets for itself or that the community rightly expects. In addressing the House of Representatives' parliamentary committee yesterday, Elliott said: "Each time ...

New Blue Sky MD shoots for $5bn

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
The new Blue Sky managing director believes there is "no reason why we won't grow to least $5 billion in fee-earning assets under management in the next three years." In what could be described as Robert Shand's "mission statement," he told an ASX update ...

Howard: Bank scrutiny "strange"

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
The scrutiny of Australia's big four banks has been labelled "strange" by former Prime Minister John Howard, who heralded the institutions as one of four pillars that guided Australia through the Global Financial Crisis. Howard was the first plenary ...