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CommInsure enhances claims process

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... part of providing reassurance to existing customers, Austin explained that there will now be an "additional layer of independence" in its claims decision process. Specifically, where the claims committee recommends a denial, the matter will be passed ...

Fraser Review compounds board independence impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... commitment to greater gender diversity on boards and is important in a board's composition, but is not necessarily tied to independence. The Club Super and QIEC Super submission paints a collective view that independent directors on boards "is not in ...

Perpetual Private partners law firm to help accountants with AFSLs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... for their practice," Jacobsen said. "A key factor behind the trusted advisor reputation accountants have built is independence, and our Accountants Partnership Program is designed to support accountants who want to maintain their independence and grow ...

ASIC cracks down on "independent" AFSLs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
ASIC has requested that three Australian financial services licensees "remove or amend" claims about their independence. Wilson HTM, iSelect Life and Citywide Insurance Brokers and Financial Planners have complied with ASIC's request after the regulator ...

Renewed calls to remove super from political cycle

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... Government respond to its ongoing 'Budget emergency'. George was less convinced, saying more should be done to promote independence in retirement. "Our view is that the current tax incentives are appropriate. With the current level of contribution caps ...

New super data adds more disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... APRA's annual superannuation bulletin now has data that includes the composition of fund directorships by gender and independence; expenses to internal and external service providers by type of service; gender and age average balances across all funds ...

Members should vote for super fund directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... around how many independent directors should be on the board of a not-for-profit super fund and what constitutes 'independence' could be resolved if members were granted the right to elect directors of their choice. "There can then be no dispute about ...

Super governance saga continues

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... general reporting obligation that would require trustee to publish their board composition, including the level of independence, and explain why. ASFA also supports Senator Ricky Muir's amendment that would see the equal member and employer board representation ...

Third SMSF auditor banned

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... South Wales is disqualified from being an SMSF auditor because he signed independent auditor's reports and auditor independence declarations for two companies for the years ending 30 June 2013 and 2014 when he was not a registered company auditor under ...

ASIC bans another SMSF auditor

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... from providing services to self-managed superannuation funds. Based in Sydney, Abe Samuel was found to have breached independence requirements by the regulator, specifically by auditing a fund of which he was a member and the director of its corporate ...