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Life insurance complaints drop 24%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
... insurance decision and the income stream if the claim is successful". "We urge insurers to review their claim handling practices and take steps to reduce the average time taken to make decisions about claims," AFCA said. Another set of recently released ...

AMP names super, investments lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... be a member of the group executive committee. Howes is currently a partner at KPMG's superannuation and actuarial practices, a role she's held since April 2022. Before that she spent more than seven years as the managing director of superannuation ...

Private credit boom sweeps Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
The private credit boom shows no signs of abating as a spate of wealth managers step into traditional lending practices once dominated by banks. But how long will its golden hour last? After a prolonged low-growth period, fund managers are swooping ...

UniSuper partners to buy Tasmanian timber plantation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
... Forico chief investment officer Evangelista Albertin. "It will allow us to continue to innovate, adopt market leading practices, and look at ways to add value to the natural environment." The estate is sequestering more than 123 million tonnes of CO2e ...

Rainmaker names ESG leader super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... environmental, climate change and social impacts. Further, Rainmaker assesses the investment processes - disclosure of the practices through which it implements ESG principles regarding how it invests, and performance - that the fund achieves its investment ...

PwC chief executives hold too much power: Review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... governance, culture, and accountability. Switkowski explained that PwC's failure arose from the accumulation of poor practices, which went unexamined and uncorrected for many years. He said excessive power is conferred on the chief executive, who ...

AMP challenges BOLR court ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... "While we believe we have grounds on which to appeal, we also recognise the ongoing impact the proceedings are having on practices, with whom we've worked hard to rebuild strong and trusted relationships."

Licensees shun remediation obligations: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... investigated but has written to them about its findings and concerns. It expects all licensees to align their remediation practices with the standards. "Getting remediation wrong is very costly - costly to consumers who bear the burden of a financial ...

APRA consults on hybrid bond resilience

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... the instruments to equity or write them off. However, it said there are currently certain design features and market practices that would create significant challenges, or potentially undermine, the effectiveness of such use in Australia. "Recent episodes ...

Project to tackle dwindling number of risk advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... costly to deliver than ever, with remuneration models that don't always support its integration into financial planning practices. Yet, it's a crucial element that can't be ignored," the firms said. Risk Hub founder Mark Fabris shared his excitement ...