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Above and beyond: Planner excellence recognised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... extra-curricular activities. In particular, the FPA highlighted his membership of the Griffith University Association of Commerce Society, his internship and part-time work in the profession, relationship with his local FPA Chapter and being an active ...

CommInsure cops $700k hawking fine

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
CommInsure has been fined $700,000 after pleading guilty to hawking offences. The Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society - a Commonwealth Bank subsidiary trading as CommInsure - has been convicted of 87 counts of offering to sell insurance products ...

Chief economist update: Let's talk about debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... weeks before the RBA made its first of three rate cuts in June this year, Governor Lowe told his audience at the Economic Society of Australia conference in Brisbane that: "In the event that the unemployment rate does not move lower with current policy ...

Life risk insurance not profitable: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... trusted life insurance industry is important for all Australians, particularly for the more vulnerable members of our society, she added. "Leaders in this industry must continue their efforts to reshape its customer proposition to simultaneously rebuild ...

CommInsure enters guilty plea

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
CommInsure has pleaded guilty to 87 hawking offences. ASIC announced that Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, trading as CommInsure, has entered a guilty plea for 87 counts of offering to sell insurance products in the course of unlawful, unsolicited ...

CBA wealth boss to exit

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
The chief executive of NewCo is set to exit among other changes to Commonwealth Bank's group executive lineup. Jason Yetton will depart in early January 2020 after just over 12 months in the role. To date, Yetton oversaw the divestment of Count ...

Retired Aussies make financial decisions alone

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... investments and this is often where those working without professional advice become unstuck. "As an industry and as a society, we need to navigate a better path where all retirees can access professional advice and still feel they have sufficient self-management ...

Super fund adds industry veteran

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
An $8 billion government superannuation fund has welcomed the former country head of Franklin Templeton to its board of directors. Maria Wilton has joined the board of the Australia Post Superannuation Scheme, effective October. At the same time, Jim ...

CBA finalises CommInsure sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... will "obtain an appropriate level of direct management and oversight" of the business. Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, the key life insurance entity of CommInsure Life, has also implemented reinsurance arrangements that are expected to result ...

VicSuper hits sustainability target early

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... to $3 trillion, its essential funds report on where that money is invested, what impact those investments are having on society, and whether that meets our community's growing expectations of responsible investment. "As our funds under management grows ...