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ClearView breached anti-hawking law 300k times

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
The sixth round of the financial services Royal Commission heard ClearView's direct life insurance business breached anti-hawking provisions up to 303,000 times. The figure has ballooned from the 278,664 originally reported to the Commission, according ...

Philanthropic sector advocates transparency facelift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
More than one-third of Australia's philanthropic giving is now tracked through a new online and interactive platform, answering calls for the industry to be more transparent. Launched at the recent Philanthropy Australia National Conference, the online ...

ASIC defends enforceable undertakings at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
ASIC's favourite method of tackling misconduct came under fire as the Royal Commission capped off its round of superannuation hearings on Friday. First up was Tim Mullaly, a senior executive leader in ASIC's financial services enforcement division. ...

Janus Henderson promotes Aussie team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
Janus Henderson Investors made two promotions in its Australian fixed interest team which currently manages $13.7 billion for institutional and retail clients. Portfolio manager Jay Sivapalan is moving into the position of co-head of Janus Henderson ...

Raiz beefs up security with AI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
Micro-investing platform Raiz Invest struck a deal with a US-based cyber security firm to help protect the platform from hackers. Raiz appointed Seattle-based Versive to deploy its security engine in the platform, which grows at over 20% per quarter. ...

Rethink property investment: Poll

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
Financial Standard readers overwhelmingly agree now is the time to reassess property investment strategies. More than 80% of respondents to a Financial Standard survey either agree or strongly agree it is critical to reassess property investment strategies ...

ARCO takes a net short on Australian financials

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
ARCO fund manager George Colman says the absolute return fund has taken a "modest" net short position on Australian financials, as he sees regulatory developments compounding the spike in wholesale funding costs and credit cycle risks. Regional banks ...

Sovereign investors change tack: Invesco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
Equities have overtaken bonds in the portfolios of sovereign wealth investors, according to Invesco which interviewed 126 central bank and sovereign wealth managers. Asia Pacific sovereign wealth investors are eyeing alternative investments and picking ...

Phone life insurance sales 'hawking' customers: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
The financial services Royal Commission exposed more boiler room sales tactics of call centre staff selling life insurance which drove poor behaviour and a sales-driven culture, and effectively breached anti-hawking provisions. Select AFSL managing ...

Royal Commission cracks down on life insurance phone sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
The banking and financial services Royal Commission has unearthed the unethical practices and incentives of life insurers selling policies over the phone at the expense of the most vulnerable customers living in remote communities. ASIC Indigenous Outreach ...