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Qantas Super chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Qantas Super chair Anne Ward will step down in May after 15 years of service. Two new members will also join the board. Ward joined the Qantas Super board in April 2004 and was appointed chair one year later. She serves on numerous boards, including ...

Chief economist update: The RBA capitulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... hard slog swimming against the tide, but this space has finally been vindicated by RBA Governor Philip Lowe's change of heart with regards to guidance on Australian monetary policy. The next move in "interest rates is likely to be up rather than ...

Wealth manager appoints former NSW Premier to chair foundation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... foundation's efforts in helping migrants settle in Australia. "Australia is a nation of migrants and it is this which is at the heart of our success as a country. Our diversity and recognition of a range of cultures within shared values has made us stronger ...

Conflicts of interest recommendation falls short

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... recommendations they appear to stop short of systemic reforms suggested by some to address conflicts of interest at the heart of most misconduct, ISA said. However, Commissioner Kenneth Hayne did point out in the final report that conflicts of interest ...

Harder for insurers to dodge claims

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... hearings of the Royal Commission, it was revealed that CommInsure used outdated medical definitions in denying a customer's heart attack claim and did not co-operate with the Financial Services Ombudsman to whom the customer made a complaint. It ...

FSC extends life code consultation deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... a better job." The first iteration of the code was released on 2017, which included setting new definitions for cancer, heart attack and stroke in trauma.

Kelly O'Dwyer to leave parliament

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... said she would not recontest the next federal election, citing personal reasons. "After much agonising and with a heavy heart, I am announcing that I will not recontest the next election," O'Dwyer said. "I need to be honest that I cannot commit to serve ...

Engagement should be easier: Productivity Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... more personal, individual narrative of their super journey," she said. "Importantly, improving member outcomes is at the heart of these successful campaigns."

TAL and Zurich lead inflows, CommInsure lags: Strategic Insights

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... subsidiary Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Helen Troup accepted it misled FOS in the case of one claimant who suffered from a heart attack. It also made inappropriate challenges to its jurisdiction and failed to provide information requested that breached ...

And so this is Christmas, another year (almost) over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
The "mother of all eco stats" - the US employment report - has been released. But it was neither here nor there and by the looks of it, it didn't make an iota of a difference that the Fed will raise the fed funds rate by another 25 basis points ...