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Capgemini Australia appoints new director

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
Capgemini Australia has appointed Dipak Sahoo as director - industry practice insurance. Sahoo, who has 15 years' experience in the insurance sector, joins Capgemini Australia from the Hong Kong office, where he was the insurance practice leader for ...

MTAA launches individual advice service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... members to receive advice on their individual situation in areas such as contributing to super, transition to retirement, insurance and investment choice. MTAA Super CEO Leeanne Turner said this is a response to member demand. "From time to time members ...

ASIC bans broker for deceptive conduct

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned a Perth-based insurance broker after it found he had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct. ASIC found that John Andrew Barr, of Darlington, Western Australia ...

Suncorp Life profit to drop 75%

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... tax (NPAT) is expected to drop approximately 75% due to increasing discount rates and the poor performance of the life insurance division. The company made public a financial update of its preliminary results for financial year 2013 at the Australian ...

Pro bono advice on rise amid regulatory change

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... maximum of two pro bono cases per month. "These are time consuming cases because you are often after lost super or life insurance. We deal with people who are terminally ill, so we have to deal with it as we can," he said. O'Leary is currently addressing ...

Taxes, levies and fees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... of speculation banks could be hit with a deposit levy. Reports the federal government wanted banks to pay a deposit insurance levy resulted in a panicked sell-off among the big four banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.5 points, or 0.19 per ...

The life insurance sustainability challenge

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Australian retail and group insurance markets need a greater focus on risk selection so that insurers can return to sustainable long-term profitability, Alain NA(C)emeh, executive vice president, Australia and Canada at Reinurance Group of America (RGA) ...

ASIC cancels Perth stockbroker's licence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... the cancellation, ASIC imposed conditions that Stellar Securities for the next 12 months extend professional indemnity insurance and maintain its membership of an external dispute resolution service. ASIC is continuing its inquiries into Stellar Securities ...

FSC to support Indigenous financial literacy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... average of 17.2 %. "Access to appropriate and affordable financial products and services such as a transaction account, insurance and a moderate amount of credit can make a significant difference," FSC chief executive John Brogden said. FNF chairperson ...