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Life insurers fear genetic testing changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... across all channels said they would accept genetic test results from applicants who already had genetic tests on hand. This week, the Financial Services Council announced it will spearhead a new moratorium to stop using genetic test results as part of ...

Advisers choose their own journey on BT hub

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... needed basis will be the key ingredient to growth in BT Financial Group's newly-launched adviser hub. Commencing this week and first flagged in July, BT Open Services is a financial adviser hub set up to support advice practices with services such ...

Assistant Treasurer warns super funds to lift engagement game

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
Federal Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert slammed superannuation funds for not doing enough to engage members and for specifically letting the issue of multiple accounts get out of control. Robert told this week's Financial Services Council policy ...

Diversa executive joins managed accounts specialist

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... executive general manager, fiduciary services Stephen Blood. OneVue owns Diversa. Additionally, OneVue updated its investors this week on its September quarter performance. Its managed fund administration service added nine new funds, meaning this business ...

Advice group continues education standards preparation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... the industry. Elders Financial Planning awarded a 16 education scholarships at their national conference in Glenelg this week. Elders has now delivered 31 scholarships over the last two years as part of an upskilling program in line with proposed FASEA ...

More SMSF auditors disqualified

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
On top of reporting statistics about its SMSF auditor action this week, ASIC has disqualified a further two auditors. John Gilliland and Douglas Coghlan, both from Queensland, have been disqualified for breaching independence requirements. ASIC found ...

Tobacco-free portfolios divide investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... Bennelong Funds Management, Colonial First State, Crescent Wealth, Magellan Asset Management, Natixis, Robeco and Westpac. This week we ask whether you're confident with your cybersecurity protection. View this week's poll here.

Diversity is the answer to war for talent

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... equality debate obsolete in the workplace, even in the hypermasculine sector of financial services. Speaking at SIBOS this week, Rachel Cooper, professor in Gender, Work and Employment Relations at the University of Sydney Business School, said that ...

Assistant Treasurer refutes breach allegations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... Day about media reports which claimed Robert remained a director of alternative health company Cryo Australia until this week, despite informing the Parliament he had quit the board upon returning to the ministry. When asked whether ASIC would make any ...

Asset management business models need a rethink: panel

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... business models have the power to disrupt financial services. Appearing on a panel at the SIBOS conference in Sydney this week, State Street head of sector solutions and consultant relations Sinclair Scholfield said there is a lot of complacency in asset ...