Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 461 - 470 of 866 results for "Code"

Industry fund signs super code, slashes premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
A $50 billion industry fund is the latest signatory to the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice, announcing it will drop TPD insurance premiums by an average of 20% at the same time. Signing up to the code from March 31, Sunsuper believes ...

Venerable Aussie asset manager to rebrand

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... reflect changes in ownership. BT Investment Management is proposing to rebrand as Pendal Group and change its ASX ticker code to PDL. Speaking to Financial Standard, BTIM chief executive Emilio Gonzalez said the new name was inspired by the company's ...

ABA makes new code compulsory

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... banks wishing to be members of the Australian Banking Association (ABA) will now have to sign up for its revamped Banking Code of Practice, which is currently awaiting ASIC's nod of approval. The new code will be binding, enforceable by law and will ...

O'Dwyer flags government intervention on insurance in super code

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... premiums on their retirement savings could be reduced to 12% or $93,000." She fears the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice, while it includes solutions for some of these issues, "the that fact it will not be binding on trustees means ...

Industry responds to latest FASEA guidance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... the new guidelines and labelled them a positive step forward. "The guidance, when coupled with the proposed draft industry code of ethics, will give the advice industry far more confidence that the implementation of the new educational and ethical standards ...

FSC honours life insurance industry talent

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... executive Sally Loane said: "Following significant change last year that saw the introduction of the first FSC Life Insurance Code of Practice, the life insurance industry continues to progress a strong consumer reform agenda in 2018." The awards recognise ...

Wealth firm appoints chief financial officer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... known as Austock is in the final stages of its rebrand, welcoming a new chief financial officer and formalising its new ASX code and website. Generation Development Group, the parent firm of Generation Life (formerly Austock Life) appointed Terence Wong ...

FASEA releases draft degree equivalence, Code of Ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... Standards and Ethics Authority released its proposed degree equivalence guidelines for existing advisers, as well as its draft Code of Ethics. Under the proposed requirements, existing financial advisers with a bachelor's degree in a related field will ...

Super industry wants tougher insurance code

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
Industry stakeholders expect 90% of Australia's superannuation funds to sign the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice before March 31, despite its several shortcomings. ANZ, AustralianSuper, MLC, MTAA Super, REST Industry Super and ...

Former UniSuper investment analyst joins AustralianSuper

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... Australian Ethical, First State Super, Kinetic Super, Sunsuper and VicSuper - was one of the signatories to the new Asset Manager Code launched by the CFA Institute. The code, which is endorsed by global asset managers, states investment professionals ...