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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 ...

NSW budget boosts TCorp loans

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... 2030 green bond generated strong investor demand, head of funding and balance sheet Fiona Trigona said. The book was three times oversubscribed at final price and attracting a yield of 1.11%, she said. Elsewhere in the state budget, Perrottet said $10 ...

Chief economist update: Vaccine optimism sparks AUD resurgence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... for some time." There was also the swift recovery in China's economy that, in turn, also lifted commodity prices. Good times! The AUD likes good times. Financial markets view the AUD as a risk currency; it's sold in times of heightened uncertainty ...

ASIC opens consultation on scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... to access it. ASIC is seeking feedback from advisers as to whether they are currently providing scaled advice, how many times they would provide it each year, whether they would like to provide limited advice and whether their licensee supports the provision ...

Climate change reporting is cheap talk: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... future changes in their ability to reduce emissions. "Further, we find that data on estimated emissions are at least 2.4 times less effective than reported data in identifying the worst emitters and provide little information to identify green companies ...

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... introductory speech, Lagarde stated that: "The nature of the pandemic also affects the transmission of monetary policy. In normal times, normally, an easing of financial conditions boost demand by encouraging firms to borrow and invest and encouraging ...

Deutsche Bank expands Australian operations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... global footprint should serve as a sign to clients of its commitment to being "a part of the solution in these unprecedented times".