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AFA focuses FSI submission on FoFA "misinformation campaign"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... association asked for a review of the external dispute resolution framework and of advisers' professional indemnity insurance. It also asked the FSI to look at the Tax Agent Services Act (2009), which is due to start on July 1, 2014. "We believe that ...

APRA requests more decision-making power

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... from government. APRA's submission argues that it needs more freedom to regulate the banking, superannuation and life insurance industries without interference from the government or parliament. The prudential regulator claimed that, while the APRA Act ...

BTIM appoints Investa chair to board

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... director of Service Stream, Australian Renewable Fuels, The Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society and Commonwealth Insurance. She has held senior roles with the Commonwealth Bank, Allen Allen & Hemsley, IBM and the Lend Lease Group. Page was also a ...

Government takes aim at corporation tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... according to Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Steven Ciobo. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Life Insurance Conference in Sydney yesterday, Ciobo said he was 'wary' about where Australia's financial services industry is heading. ...

Industry fund claims experience worse than retail: PWC

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... in retail funds, PriceWaterhouseCoopers partner Barry Rafe said. Speaking at the Financial Services Council 2014 Life Insurance Conference, Rafe said that "in industry funds, the claims experience has deteriorated lately." He said that "master trusts ...

Insurance industry still behind on big data usage

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The insurance industry is still behind when it comes to accessing and using customer data to predict consumer behaviour and design personalised products. Bravura Solutions and the Financial Services Council (FSC) conducted a poll on the life insurance ...

FSC awards life insurance companies

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has given out its 2014 Life Insurance Awards at a black tie event in Sydney. AMP director of insurance Megan Beer won the Industry Pioneer award, while BT Financial national manager of underwriting, new business ...

Life insurers need more 'wise old heads': APRA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The life insurance industry needs more 'wise old heads' to provide an historical perspective and avoid falling into the same traps, according to Ian Laughlin, deputy chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Laughlin said that ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... due to release February building approvals data, as well as job vacancies for the same month. In equities news, QBE Insurance Group has its annual general meeting slated for Sydney. BHP Billiton president of coal Dean Dalla Valle is scheduled to give ...

Allianz launches cyber risk insurance product

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has launched a cyber risk insurance product to counter the growing threat to security faced by Australian businesses. Allianz Cyber Protect has been launched to the Australian market to enable businesses to ...