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Synchron demands clarity from insurers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... policyholder have to have medical underwriting? Will they be forced onto a different premium structure? Will they lose a key benefit not available in the new policy?" Trapnell said he was alerted to the issue by a Synchron adviser, who reported that ...

Foreign exchange brokers banned

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... clients would make profits trading with Forex CT when a CFD is a speculative high-risk investment and told clients they would not benefit from clients depositing funds. Furthermore, Hoang was found to have provided personal financial advice on CFDs and ...

Banks should pay advice exit levy: TAA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... despite being largely responsible for some of the poorest behaviours, are able to avoid paying their fair share. It's simply not good enough," Macdonald said. TAA also wants the government to provide relief to the remaining advisers who are committed ...

Chief economist update: The do-nothing Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... continues to weigh on economic activity, employment, and inflation, and poses considerable risks to the economic outlook". Not only that, the recent spike in US long bond yields - due to rising inflation expectations -- could throw another spanner in ...

AustralianSuper introduces insurance changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... Standard work rating will be known as Blue Collar and Low Risk will become White Collar. The Professional work rating will not change. The prudential regulator is slamming the group insurance sector for delivering poor member outcomes off the back of ...

Frontier hires from Cbus

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... corporate finance, and has a PhD in behaviour of portfolio diversification. Frontier chief executive Andrew Polson said: "Not only will Scott offer our clients, some of whom engage Frontier as a specialist adviser in this area, with innovative thinking ...

Client communication investment needed: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
Asset managers are struggling to get a handle on client communication demands, believing it does not lead to revenue generation, new research shows. Investment management solutions provider SimCorp surveyed 20 buy-side firms globally and found 65% believe ...

AMP Capital fights for fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
AMP Capital is not giving up in the fight to keep its $5 billion AMP Capital Diversified Property Fund (ADPF), despite an independent board committee recommending the takeover proposal from Dexus. AMP Capital said while it has acknowledged the decision ...

CSC pivots towards divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... being actively engaged in ESG matters, but when it comes to things like fossil fuels, we feel CSC is better positioned to not divest but to continue to be actively engaged with companies," she said. "We try to encourage climate transition in all companies ...

IOOF firms abandon ship

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... Management principal Nicholas Moustacas said one of the main reasons to partner with the CountPlus-owned licensee was that it is not owned by a company that's priority is to sell product. "Secondly, there are clearly no hidden agendas with their ...