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ASIC to improve default insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... double than those in the lowest-risk category. In five out of 20 cases, the price difference was between three and four times. In terms of disclosure practices, many used opaque labels like 'standard' or 'general' and failed to include the relative cost ...

Chief economist update: China keeps on going and going

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... quarter and strengthened even more to 4.9% in the September quarter. The latest Caixin China PMI surveys portend the growing times will continue to roll. I won't bore you with the details but here's the picture......and Caixin's headlines ...

RIR reveals bleak financial upside for disabled people

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... with disability beyond the collection of data, which is the inclusion of people with disabilities in decision making at all times, and encapsulated in the slogan 'Nothing about us without us'." That marginalisation could be seen in some of the findings ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept monetary policy unchanged at its December board meeting - the last of 2020 - and for good reason. "In Australia, the economic recovery is under way and recent data have generally been better than expected... ...

New fund to invest in AI companies

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... distribution Samuel Mullavey said. "As a result, there are unprecedented levels of global activity and investment in AI. In recent times we have seen a total of AU$86 billion dedicated to AI programs and activities from 14 of the world's most advanced ...

CBA in court for overcharging interest

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... incorrectly charged. ASIC is alleging that between 2014 and 2018 CBA contravened financial services laws a total of 12,119 times.

ClearView streamlines underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... announced in April that it has developed an underwriting function that accelerates life insurance decisions one thousand times or more. Omniscience co-founder and chief executive Sunil Rawat said: "Our customers, many of whom are in Asia, are reporting ...

AIA under fire for coal holdings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... the insurer to continue investing in 166 companies which still plan to build 223,600 megawatt of new coal projects - three times the current coal capacity of the US." The campaign also claims if AIA exempted projects which are included in host governments' ...

AustralianSuper net-zero promise flawed: MarketForces

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... AustralianSuper's portfolio emissions calculations. As an example, gas producer Woodside's scope 3 emissions are almost 10 times as large as its operational emissions (scope 1 and 2), but these are not included in AustralianSuper's portfolio ...

Super fund increases premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... higher than expected". "Because of this, and to ensure we can continue to offer insurance cover for our members in their times of greatest need, most insurance premiums will increase from 1 January 2021," the fund said. In July last year, it announced ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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