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Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... It's a mouthful but this Japanese greeting - according to Google - translates to Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in english. It certainly is looking a lot like Christmas in Japan, thanks to the continued depreciation of the yen which, in turn ...

Chief economist update: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
"Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa." Translated into the quotee Francis Bacon's - English philosopher, statesman and essayist - mother tongue, "The pomp of death alarms us more than death itself." Yes Virginia, you know where I'm going ...

FSC to enact binding standard on genetic testing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... July 1, but during the feedback period the Financial Services Council heard the code was not written in comprehensible English and ASIC approval was needed. Instead, the FSC will enact a binding standard limiting life insurers use of genetic testing ...

Retirement income covenant consultation continues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... and access to the underlying capital or lump sum withdrawals would also be disclosed. The fact sheet is written in plain English, eliminates dense text and includes graphics. "The fact sheet would be designed to be used as one source of information. ...

Chief economist update: As safe as Australian houses?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... housing, then "Yes, it's safe." After all, that's the genesis of the phrase "as safe as houses" which Collins English dictionary says "if you say that something or someone is as safe as houses, you mean that they are completely safe." If the ...

ClearView breached anti-hawking law 300k times

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... sold, ASIC said 1166 were to consumers residing in areas with high indigenous populations that were unlikely to speak English as their first language. A year earlier, ASIC was troubled they didn't know exactly how many customers were affected by ...

Financial literacy in females continues to lag

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... literacy remained the same but begin to fall again in the 65 and over group. Immigrants from countries other than the main English-speaking countries and Indigenous Australians had considerably lower scores on the financial literacy questions, although ...

Royal Commission cracks down on life insurance phone sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... insurance policies sold, 1166 were to consumers residing in areas with high indigenous populations that unlikely spoke English as their first language. ClearView has since ceased selling life insurance directly to consumers and refunded $1.5 million ...

ABA makes new code compulsory

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... of Banking Practice (2014). The revamped version, lodged with the ASIC in December, asks retail banks to: provide plain English contracts for customers, stop unsolicited offers to raise credit card limits, give customers the ability to end credit cards ...

ClearView issues refunds over life sales misconduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... sold, ASIC said 1166 were to consumers residing in areas with high indigenous populations that were unlikely to speak English as their first language. ASIC raised concerns that ClearView staff made misleading statements about the cover, premiums and ...

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Super Members Council appoints inaugural chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The Super Members Council (SMC) will soon welcome Ann Sherry as its first chair.

Generation Development Group to take over Lonsec

KARREN VERGARA
Lonsec Holdings will have a new parent company as Generation Development Group (GDG) is due to acquire the remaining stake in the research and ratings house.

Equip Super names chief experience officer

KARREN VERGARA
Equip Super appointed its inaugural chief experience officer (CXO), previously at legalsuper.

APRA warns entities on adequacy of backup systems

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
APRA has reminded its regulated entities of the need to remain vigilant when it comes to cyber resilience, identifying the use of data backups as a weak spot.

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