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Tobacco company launches life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... company is eyeing the life insurance industry by launching products that offer discounts for customers that quit smoking or switch to alternatives. Philip Morris International, the manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes, will launch life insurance products ...

Chief economist update: Countdown to T-day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
It's now 8pm in Washington. That's four hours until T-day (tariff Friday) - the time when US tariffs on about US$200 billion worth of Chinese goods are set to increase to 25% from 10%. Investors around the globe are holding their collective ...

What will super funds get from the ASX CHESS replacement?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
As the ASX ticks along in switching from its legacy settlement service to a blockchain based solution, how will Australia's $2.8 trillion pool of superannuation assets benefit? That's a question ASX chief executive Dominic Stevens addressed ...

Admin change leaves super fund members in the dark

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... complaining about long wait times and being unable to access or make changes to their super. Lander said members wanting to switch options or make changes to their insurance can still do so by contacting the call centre or they can email the super fund. ...

Colonial First State removes funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
Colonial First State is removing nine funds from its FirstChoice Investments menu following weak investor appetite. The removed funds include Acadian Global Managed Volatility Equity, Franklin Templeton MultiSector Bond, Milliman Managed Risk Australian ...

ME Bank adds new chair, directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... years' experience in the digital, technology, banking and insurance industries. He was previously chief executive of One Big Switch, FiftyUp Club and Personal Insurance and chief information officer at Insurance Australia Group. Before that, held multiple ...

Superannuation fund drops fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
After switching administrators, a $15 billion superannuation fund has dropped a number of its fees. CareSuper has removed several fees from 1 April 2019, including contribution splitting fees ($50), family law splitting fees ($40) and exit fee on withdrawals ...

Former Dover, Securitor adviser banned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
An adviser formerly licenced by Dover Financial Advisers has been banned for failing to provide advice in the best interest of clients. Peter Anthony Chigwidden has been banned for five years following an ASIC investigation. Chigwidden licensed by Dover ...

Chief economist update: The bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... higher crude oil prices lifts inflation. This could dissuade or prevent central banks from following through on their recent switch to more accommodative policies - ones that are needed to reverse the slowing global growth momentum. At the end of the ...

Chief economist update: No credit to the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... of Australia's (RBA) very own Financial Aggregates report - released on March 29 - doesn't convince the board to switch from its current "neutral stance" to an interest rate cut very, very soon, by the time it does - and it will - it might be ...