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Firetrail to launch $305m IPO

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... and will run for about three weeks, closing on October 25. The LIC expects to start trading on October 31 under the ticker code FTA. Former Macquarie managers Firetrail Investments set up shop at Ian Macoun's multi-affiliate Pinnacle Investment Management ...

Insurance in super code weak: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... into insurance in superannuation shows the industry still has "significant weaknesses" despite the launch of the voluntary code of practice nine months ago. Over 2017-18, ASIC reviewed 47 superannuation trustees, which included 11 life insurance providers. ...

Industry body rejects ABA banking code

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... 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 is already in ...

New code should apply to all: ABA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
The Australian Banking Association (ABA) believes the new Banking Code of Practice standards should be adopted across the entire industry, including banks that are not ABA members. According to the association, the standards between credit unions, buildings ...

ACDC to power new battery ETF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... range. It tracks the performance of battery technology stocks - 24 in total - and four lithium producers, all under the ticker code ACDC. Benchmarked against the Solactive Battery Value-Chain Index, the fund will expose investors to lithium, which underpins ...

Boutique manager to launch LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... providers. The IPO general offer closes on September 26 and the LIC is expected to list on the ASX on October 12 under the ticker code TGF. It is priced at $2.50 per share for up to 100 million shares, with room for oversubscription by $50 million or ...

FSC responds to direct life insurance findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... that led to poor consumers outcomes. In response to the report ASIC handed down yesterday, the FSC said its Life Insurance Code of Practice has "lifted the bar" in the industry but concedes "there is still room for improvement." The FSC rolled out the ...

Life insurers take the Royal Commission stand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... flagged it would examine the current regulatory regime for the insurance industry, calling the Financial Services Council, Code Governance Committee, and Insurance Council of Australia to appear before counsel assisting. The sixth round of hearings will ...

Foreign owners take over life insurance: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... the last five years. Further, KPMG forecasts public trust will be an ongoing issue and additions to the 2017 Life Insurance Code of Practice will be made.

ClearView defends arrested director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... Monday, charging the NASFUND chief investment officer with one count of conspiracy to defraud under section 407 of the Criminal Code 1974 (Papua New Guinea).