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CommInsure, TAL engaged in troubling conduct: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... that fell below community standards after hearing "troubling" evidence from various case studies. CommInsure and Colonial Mutual Life Assurance (CMLA) executive general manager Helen Troup accepted CBA misled the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) in ...

Specialist insurer updates definitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
A specialist insurance firm has updated its definitions and expanded product benefits for members. PPS Mutual has enhanced its Professionals Choice product range. Across all existing and new policies, the 12-month terminal illness definition within ...

Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... funds, with Sweden's Fjarde AP-Fonden ranking first with a AAA-rating. The Netherlands' ABP; Finland's Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company; Norway's Government Pension Fund Global; and the Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites of France ...

CommInsure misled FOS: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... afternoon. Counsel assisting Rowena Orr turned her focus to CBA's life insurance subsidiaries CommInsure and Colonial Mutual Life Assurance (CMLA), with executive general manager Helen Troup representing the group. A customer took out a policy with ...

Industry body rejects ABA banking code

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
Australian Banking Association chief executive Anna Bligh's call for mutual banks, credit unions and building societies to adopt the ABA's new banking code of practice has been labelled "gratuitous" by an industry body which says a better code of practice ...

New code should apply to all: ABA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... that the ABA's new Code has stepped up to keep pace with the standards customers of credit unions, building societies and mutual banks have enjoyed for years," COBA chief executive Michael Lawrence said.

Federal oversight of financial services sector clarified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... while assisting across the portfolio on matters including taxation legislation and administration. The not-for-profit and mutual sector now comes under the remit of Assistant to the Minister for Treasury and Finance Sector Zed Seselja, including the ...

OneVue and boutique fund manager ink platform deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... dedication to clients. "This partnership extends on our deep existing relationship with OneVue and is reflective of our mutual desire to bring greater transparency and equality of fees in superannuation and investments to investors and advisers alike," ...

Pendal appoints head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... Morningstar Investment Management). Prior to this, he also worked for investment research firm ASSIRT, AMP Consulting and Mutual Benefit Consulting. Reporting directly to Brandweiner, Serhan will be a member of Pendal's Australian leadership team ...

CCIV draws mixed reception: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... schemes are the main target segments for 90% of asset managers. "Whether it is alternative investments, UCITS or cross-border mutual funds, investment in technology will become critical for asset managers to efficiently deliver products to their clients," ...