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RBA spotlights inflation risk of higher wages

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... could result in an ascension of inflationary expectations. Despite these concerns, ACTU secretary Sally McManus said: "Wage claims are always considered in the context of cost of living increases and broader economic conditions, but with profits at record ...

Life Code update expands consumer protections

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... new consumer protections. Protections have been added in several areas, including selling, underwriting, mental health, claims, and dealing with vulnerable customers. Notably, the new Code introduces a ban on blanket mental health exclusions in new contracts. ...

Squirrel Super to pay over false property claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
More than 18 months after legal action was launched, Squirrel Super will pay $55,000 for claims made in marketing materials about investing in residential property. The SMSF administrator was found by the Federal Court to have distributed a brochure ...

Resolution Life builds out Australasian leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... role since the end of 2021. The role is responsible for the design and implementation of strategic customer offerings, claims management and operational performance. He was previously chief human resources officer and chief of staff and joined the business ...

Active Super kickstarts reward program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... while super fund loyalty shopping programs have had mixed success over the years, this one operated by Loyalty Boomerang claims that when consumers who link their credit cards to its offers, sales to these consumers can potentially increase for retailers ...

ASIC helps issuers avoid greenwashing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... Hughes added the area remains a primary focus. "ASIC is continuing to monitor the market and will be looking for misleading claims about ESG and sustainability," he said. "We are also appealing to industry and investors to alert us if you see suspected ...

ASFA, Deloitte recommend group insurance changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... the superannuation system's objectives. The report says that insurance in super has a relatively high admission rate on claims, has a high average payout ratio and is a tax-effective method to access insurance for death and total permanent disability. ...

DWS chief resigns amid greenwashing claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
The chief executive of DWS Group is leaving the group next week, having resigned citing the ongoing allegations of greenwashing by the investment giant. DWS announced overnight that Asoka Woehrmann has decided to resign following the company's annual ...

Deutsche Bank, DWS raided over greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... allegations from DWS's former group sustainability officer that the company is misrepresenting its ESG credentials; it is alleged claims made in its 2020 annual report that more than half of DWS's assets are ESG integrated are incorrect. It's reported ...

Tesla axed from the S&P 500 ESG index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
... a media and stakeholder analysis of Tesla identified future exposure risks from two separate events that centred around claims of racial discrimination and poor working conditions at Tesla's Fremont factory. This same analysis questioned Tesla's handing ...