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ASIC puts culture top of mind

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... law, but encouraged senior leaders to strive for a culture that customers can believe in and support. "Culture is at the heart of how an organisation and its staff think and behave. It is an issue that companies themselves must address. Boards and senior ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... foresee what the long-term consequences would be". Yes, it's the "uncertainty," the "fear of the unknown," is what's at the heart of this current volatility in the financial markets. Nobody knows for sure. Speaking of fear, the ever-reliable VIX index ...

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... Australian economy, Blankfein replied, "No, it's awful...You've now sunk to a level that we're trying to get up to. So, my heart goes out to you". That was the time when Australia's real GDP growth slowed to a 4-year low of 1.8% year-on-year (March 2013 ...

UK pensions not fussed about in-housing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... which seem increasingly unwilling to believe that independent managers unwaveringly have their clients' best interests at heart." For all the talk of UK pensions exerting fee pressure on managers, in part due to the fee cap on defined contribution schemes' ...

Henderson Group appoints director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... appointment will further strengthen the delivery of our globalisation strategy and help ensure that clients remain at the heart of Henderson's business."

Not-for-profit fund buys StatePlus

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... State Super chief executive Michael Dwyer said. "The values of both our organisations place our members and clients at the heart of everything we do. "We will leverage our increased scale to maximise retirement income for our members." The combined business ...

Robo advice set to fail: Morningstar

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... in the way that they want to be served, claiming that it was critical for advisers to have the clients' interest at the heart of their service propositions, rather than their own. "This is not just about getting at the millennials, which is a mistake ...

Life insurers paid $6.9bn in claims in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... insurance, just under $1.6 billion in TPD claims and $710 million for trauma claims. The leading causes of claims were cancer, heart disease, mental health, musculoskeletal-related, neurological-related, accident and suicide. Over the last 10 calendar ...

Paradigm appoints head of operations

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... is to focus on the risk insurance arm of the business - an aspect of financial planning which is particularly close to my heart. "In previous roles I've established risk insurance business units from the ground up. At Paradigm it's a little different ...

Australian system needs "substantial reassessment": SEC veteran

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... that are having a positive impact. Some of them have resulted in regulatory changes and additional resources but at its heart was the idea that the SEC as an example couldn't effectively and efficiently police the marketplace without help. "As a result ...