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Life insurers take the Royal Commission stand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... superannuation trustees will also be covered, bringing super back into the Royal Commission spotlight after two weeks of scrutiny in the fifth round of hearings. It ended with the Commission's team of lawyers highlighting several instances where ...

ClearView results up despite adviser earnings drop

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... life business should be viewed in light of a challenging industry backdrop, however noted regulatory reforms and media scrutiny impacts would subside and lead to industry growth.

Royal Commission on social media: Regulators under scrutiny

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
As the Royal Commission superannuation hearings turned onto the final straight this week, commentators took to Twitter to have their say. Hardly a surprise given the #BankingRC > "...The banking, finance and insurance sector now has the lowest Ethics ...

Group insurers pressed for resources

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... cull the default opt-ins for group insurance. MetLife head of reinsurance and regulatory affairs James Carey said the scrutiny is touching all elements of the business including claims, underwriting, distribution and product and pricing. Group insurers ...

Life insurers cautious about My Health Record

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
As My Health Record draws criticism and scrutiny, life insurers are cautious as to the merits of the initiative and its potential implications for the industry. The e-health policy has hogged much media attention in the last fortnight as Federal members ...

IFM reports solid FY18

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... wonderful to lead a business that can authentically focus on returns for working people." he said. In a year of increased scrutiny on the industry, IFM managed to grow its pre-tax profit margin to 25%. Himbury said IFM saw the Royal Commission and increased ...

Trade-off needed on existing adviser standards: Fox

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... Fox urged FASEA to look further into the future of advice in its decision-making as numerous recent reforms and public scrutiny has already seen thousands of advisers exit the industry. "With wisdom and courage, FASEA can arrive at a decision that gets ...

Chief economist update: Shanghai's drop is China's problem, the yuan's slide is everyone's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... December, to $1.06 trillion after ending 2016 at $1.09 trillion. China's Treasury holdings are coming under extra scrutiny after a signal earlier this year that America's largest creditor may be easing bond-buying amid rising trade tensions." ...

Chief economist update: Chinese dragon now a bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... "Investors have largely ignored government measures to support market sentiment, including a weekend reserve-ratio cut and scrutiny on the liquidation of pledged stock..." The risk is in the definition of the bear market itself. "A bear market is a condition ...

Dover exit renews self-licensing calls

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... On the institutional side, with the big four banks largely unwinding their advice operations and AMP under increased scrutiny - IOOF declined to comment on its appetite for hiring ex-Dover planners - some industry commentators are suggesting a broader ...