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Life insurers are doing their best: FSC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... and found that timeframes for claim processing as outlined in the Life Insurance Code of Practice were not met. The review of 11 subscribers to the code's compliance came about after the LCCC received more than 700 alleged breaches of the code from law ...

Industry fund winds up infrastructure option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... industry superannuation fund is closing its unlisted infrastructure investment option due to lack of scale. Following a review of its offering, Media Super recently notified members it is closing its unlisted infrastructure option on March 31. It said ...

APRA introduces annual stress-testing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... deposit-taking institutions are in need of ongoing improvement in stress testing for all entities, according to APRA's review of 28 ADIs. The regulator said all ADIs should review their internal stress testing frameworks after the findings indicated ...

More courses get FASEA approval

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... approved by FASEA and provide additional choice to advisers seeking to meet the education standard." FASEA said the review of the professional designation programs follows an application from each of the professional associations. "The approval is recognition ...

ATO cracks down on SMSFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... with its shift to "constructively tough" enforcement and ASIC with its "why not litigate" approach. However, the ATO's review of its enforcement after the Royal Commission found a lack of consistency in the application of enforcement powers. Additionally ...

QSuper member drags board to court, loses

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... declining the application, the QSuper trustee noted that Chapman's leaving the police force came after he sought a review of a decision from the Crime and Misconduct Commission which charged him with allegedly assaulting and injuring a youth. "QCAT ...

Problems persist with PYSP communication: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
ASIC said that common problems have been persistent in its review of superannuation trustees' PYSP communication with members, with some trustees failing to present facts and instead focusing on member and insurance retention. The regulator launched ...

Calls for disability insurance reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... that are impacting the DII market." The report said the sector needs simpler products, a change to definitions, and a review of the benefits to encourage those who can, to return to better health as soon as possible. Ian Laughlin, convenor of the Actuaries ...

Push for more foreign investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... Investor Visa scheme. Executive chair of Atlas, Guy Hedley said the fund manager entirely supported the government's review of the scheme and its efforts to maximise the opportunities and benefits the country gets from foreign investment. "The Significant ...

Calls for review of advice regulation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... advice in an increasingly complex world with an ageing population." The government should therefore fund a holistic review of its financial regulatory frameworks, CPA Australia said. "CPA Australia and other professional bodies have a shared goal to ...