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Super and insurance inquiry necessary: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
The Federal Government expanding the remit of the banking Royal Commission to include the insurance and superannuation sectors is strongly supported by the majority of readers polled in Financial Standard's weekly survey. More than 60% of respondents ...

Austock Life revamps, hires new leaders

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... daylight between ourselves and other competitors in this space. This has come at the right time as we are seeing renewed inquiry and investment given recent changes in superannuation." Revitalising the business also marks an effort to raise awareness ...

Industry associations merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... deflect from the real and systemic problems plaguing the big four banks, by including the superannuation system in this inquiry." She added there is no evidence of gouging, fraud or unethical behaviour to warrant a Royal Commission into the superannuation ...

ASFA disappointed in Royal Commission scope

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... find a compelling reason to "carve out a significant part of our financial system" - namely superannuation - from the inquiry. "The entire financial services industry must be able to stand up to scrutiny. That is what Australians expect, and rightly ...

Government superannuation bills will stand despite Royal Commission: O'Dwyer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... review of the competitiveness and efficiency of the Australian superannuation system, is due to finalise part three of its inquiry in June 2018.

Government caves to banking Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... announced it will establish a royal commission into the alleged misconduct of banks, insurers and superannuation funds. The inquiry will also investigate the regulators' ability to identify and address misconduct, but will not investigate the financial ...

Genetics will test life insurance sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... group insurance plans or direct products. Given that Australia's current position was established after a major public inquiry in 2003, Chen said it is now time for another full review. "The best chance of a good outcome is if all stakeholders come together ...

White-collar crime penalties to skyrocket

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... employees guilty of misconduct, a review of its enforcement powers has found. The final paper of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) is urging the Federal Government to give ASIC "stronger regulatory tools" to deal with misconduct that occurs in the corporate ...

CBA chair defends executive bonuses

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... and 2016, the period it was made aware of potential anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism law breaches, a public inquiry has found. Commonwealth Bank chair Catherine Livingstone told the Standing Committee on Economics' third hearing into the Review ...

NAB launches customer chatbot app

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... customers to address concerns raised in the Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell's Small business loans inquiry report, Cook said.