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ASIC bans former Charter, NAB adviser

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... prepare a needs analysis or objectively assess what level of insurance cover would achieve his clients' needs, ASIC said. "One of Mr O'Brien's clients had their cover declined for pre-existing medical conditions after their existing insurance ...

Super fund invests in disability housing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... disability support, emergency power, and structural provisions for the installation of ceiling hoists. The SDA apartments include one bedroom and one bathroom each, and are sprinkled throughout the 140-unit development, which includes retail offerings ...

UK pension fund expands offering, climate risk policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... target is a stronger goal which we will push hard to support," Nest head of responsible investment Diandra Soobiah said. "One of the key benefits of the Climate Aware Fund is that we retain the ability to put pressure on the worst offending companies ...

$3.3 billion fall in retail managed funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
The once-off transfer of StatePlus' Master Fund businesses worth $18.6 billion out of retail funds to First State Super has had a significant impact on the retail market, according to Plan For Life Actuaries. Plan For Life revealed overall retail managed ...

Government edges towards regulator cooperation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
Draft legislation compelling ASIC and APRA to work with one another in overseeing the financial services industry is open for consultation. The government has taken a major step towards ensuring the cooperation of the corporate and prudential regulators ...

JANA dragged into Rest legal stoush

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... risk in 2019 will have to be handed over. Stress testing, assessing the potential impact of scenarios on a portfolio, is just one element of the information McVeigh wants his super fund to provide around its approach to climate change. All drafts and ...

Former Challenger executive joins ASX board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
The ASX has announced the appointment of a new non-executive director. Robert Woods joins the board with effect from 1 January 2020 and will stand for election at the ASX's general meeting at the end of September this year. "The Board and I are ...

Industry digs deep amid bushfire crisis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
The financial services industry is supporting bushfire victims and volunteer firefighters however possible, as Australia is gripped by a bushfire crisis that has seen many lose their lives. The big banks were amongst the first businesses in the country ...

FASEA loses board director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... effort to her important work on the FASEA board," FASEA said. "Catriona is an inaugural member of the FASEA board, appointed as one of three directors with experience in representing consumers of financial advice." The FASEA board expressed its gratitude ...

Chief economist update: Australia burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
What could have been a good start to the New Year for financial markets - the US and China are set to sign the "phase one" trade deal agreement on January 15 and Brexit has become less uncertain - marred by renewed war (the real war) tensions between ...