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TAL hits back at rumour mill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... terms may be offered." Late last week, some media outlets reported a leaked TAL memo revealed the insurer would not be covering new customers for virus-related claims. TAL issued a stern response to the claims, calling it "factually inaccurate and misleading" ...

Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... their exposure to equities -- the recent equity market correction placed them into overweight positions - or investors covering short positions. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. The overriding question is, are these measures enough to sustain market confidence ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... stakeholders expect ultimate transparency." He said JANA's advice encompasses the entire organisational value chain covering areas including regulatory and industry trends, benchmark reporting, investment belief statements, ESG and related policies ...

Macquarie suit to lead Challenger joint venture

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... Macquarie's fixed income offering in Australia. In the role, he managed a team of investment and product specialists covering retail and institutional investors. Prior to this, he spent seven years in London at Societe Generale, working as a trader ...

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... necessary to rebalance the market." Similarly, BetaShares chief economist David Bassanese said the market highs were covering up challenging local fundamentals. "Australia's market has been pulled along by the global optimism, even though local fundamentals ...

Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... money for the deposit is a gift. For others, it's a loan, with parents offering to match their kid's savings or covering the deposit in full. Parents are forking out an average $250-$300,000 to help their children afford a home deposit, according ...

ASIC claims to support robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... meet the best interests duty. The regulator said it has met with industry to discuss proposed models for robo-advice covering risk profiling and investment advice, superannuation strategies, life insurance, self-managed super fund establishment and holistic ...

Practice profitability at risk: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... commissions from pre-2018 policies are much lower than 20% and lie mainly in a range of 5% to 10%, so would fall short in covering a short review, let alone a full review that then goes on to policy alteration." The research also shows just 14% of advisers ...

APRA floats insurance in super change

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
APRA has floated proposed revisions to prudential standards covering insurance in super, including requiring independent verification of insurance arrangements to ensure they are in the best interests of members. The prudential regulator has released ...

Lonsec bolsters research leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... research Deanne Baker will shift into the investment solutions division as a diversified multi-asset portfolio manager, covering investment consulting and managed account solutions. Peter Green will continue as head of listed research, while Rui Fernandes ...