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ASIC boosts AFSL application requirements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... insurance underwriters will need to provide the corporate regulator with a life insurance capacity statement and underwriting agency capacity statement respectively. ASIC said the change will help determine whether it has reason to believe an applicant ...

Financial scams smash Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... as 'social engineering' frauds - including investment, romance, crypto-currency, false billing and tax office/government agency scams. Further, it should be remembered that much fraud goes unreported." With open banking kicking off in Australia yesterday ...

MAX awards recognise industry excellence

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... their 24 years. 2019 MAX Award winners include: Adviser Education Campaign of the Year Zurich Life Insurance - Cost of Care Agency Executive of the Year - Financial Services Giada Dorgia - Fundamental Media Agency of the Year - Financial Services Ptarmigan ...

APRA to up the ante

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... should have full and unrestricted use of information obtained under the investigation and examination powers of the other agency. At present, APRA and ASIC may only exercise their investigative powers for their own purposes and not for the purpose of ...

Chief economist update: The bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... be tightened further in May) and the supply disruption caused by the tensions in Libya. But as the International Energy Agency (IEA) notes, "The oil market shows signs of tightening as we move into 2Q19, but we see mixed signals in terms of the outlook ...

Cost of living fears rise: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... Mitchell says this is compounded by the gender pay gap which is currently at 21.3%, according to the Workplace Equality Agency. Finally, the research shows slightly varied sentiments across Australia. 58% of respondents in Queensland were worried about ...

Consumers confused by general, personal advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... and general advice needs to be addressed." The report was commissioned by ASIC and undertaken by an independent research agency, Whereto Research. The research used hypothetical scenarios where consumers were getting financial advice to test whether ...

Big banks, super funds join forces for sustainability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... the subsequent broader impacts these will have." The announcement also comes in the same week the International Energy Agency released a report stating global carbon dioxide emissions rose to the highest levels on record in 2018.

Gender pay gap should be government priority

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... is calling for a pre-election commitment from all parties by way of increasing funding for the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, and supporting female angel investor networks. The ASX Corporate Governance Council recently revised its principles and urged ...

Chief economist update: Wrong way, go down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... refuses to go down. This is despite consensus expectations willing it to go down. On its website, the Economy Forecast Agency published a table showing the A$ will close at US$0.6840 by the end of this year. HSBC is more bearish, predicting the Australian ...