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ASIC explores value for money in default group insurance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... default insurance cover offered through MySuper products. For example, ASIC found some large MySuper products offered over 20 times as much default cover as others. The premiums members paid for default cover also varied widely. Differences in price ...

Clive Palmer ramps up calls for Shipton's head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... of information material on Shipton and has called for an inquiry into ASIC itself. "James Shipton is being paid almost 20 times the average Australian wage to do nothing. The CEO of Australia Post was sacked over six Cartier watches, how many watches ...

Regnan launches global equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... companies missions are aligned with specific targets," Crockford said. "This comes back to a term you'll see repeated many times - unmet needs. We are looking at where the unmet needs of society and environment are, and finding the solution for those ...

PPS Mutual transforms underwriting process

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... form part of our ongoing commitment to continue to tailor our approach to serve the best interests of our members at all times," he said. "Furthermore, a similar review of our underwriting book considering their financial risk profile found that no additional ...

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.