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Direct life insurance failing consumers: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... direct and are at high risk of buying cover that they do not want or that is not right for them," the report said. ASIC chair James Shipton commented: "Aggressive selling practices and products that don't pay out when consumers expect undermine trust ...

Kapstream renews industry fund relationship

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... Income Fund - and to provide returns 1% or more above that strategy. Kapstream Capital managing director, investor relations James Bloom said the new fund is earmarking a further $300m to be invested before the end of 2018. Currently the fund is only ...

Government introduces financial literacy strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... Capability Strategy comes off the back of ASIC's national financial literacy initiatives between 2014 and 2017. ASIC chair James Shipton said: "ASIC is committed to financial inclusion and better outcomes for all Australians. People are at the heart ...

BNY Mellon partners for new fund, eyes Aussie retail market

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... with three of its investors handling the investments while Pinnacle will act as the responsible entity. BNY Mellon's James Lydotes will be the lead portfolio manager, Brock Campbell will act as the portfolio manager while William Adams will act as ...

First on the block: CBA to develop blockchain bond

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... lab's blockchain centre of excellence. CBA international executive general manager of institutional banking and markets James Wall said the bank took a collaborative approach to innovation, having partnered with other financial institutions and government ...

Former advice specialist hired as Zenith analyst

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... hired a former associate financial adviser as an investment analyst, continuing a hiring trend it started earlier this year. James Damicoucas spent two-and-a-half years as an associate financial adviser at Perpetual Private and Wattle Partners (formerly ...

Fees for no service remediation passes $250 million

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... charging of plan service fees to super members and whether these fees constituted fees for no service. In May, ASIC chair James Shipton said there will be more consumer compensation to come over fees for no service. He also alluded to the regulator implementing ...

Boutique equities manager raising $4 million

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... run a thematic fund. Seer Asset Management was founded by stockbroker Peter LeMessurier, former Commsec executive Steve James, and Alice LeMessurier. Seer will invest in Aussie and global equities in six world "mega trends": healthcare, globalisation ...

Group insurers pressed for resources

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... Government's July 2019 deadline to cull the default opt-ins for group insurance. MetLife head of reinsurance and regulatory affairs James Carey said the scrutiny is touching all elements of the business including claims, underwriting, distribution ...

Banks take 1500 days to identify breaches: ASIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
Big banking groups are taking an average of 1500 days to internally identify breaches in conduct, ASIC chair James Shipton said in his address at the FSC Summit in Melbourne today. And this is only the first step in the reporting the breach to ASIC ...