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CommInsure strengthens income protection offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
As per CommInsure's commitment to regularly review its offering, the life insurer launched a new income protection product and enhanced its existing TPD and trauma products. The new Income Protection Platinum product comes with a broader set of definitions ...

Ethical investing fruitful for income investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
Retirees looking to include preferences for high environmental, social and governance performance and reduced carbon in global equity dividend strategies can do so without forfeiting income, according to AXA Investment Managers. A recent study by the ...

ASIC toughens MDA suitability rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
Platform providers and financial advisers offering a managed discretionary account (MDA) service should be mindful of the regulator cracking down on new suitability review requirements, a legal expert warns. Presenting at today's Financial Standard ...

SSGA hires head of SPDR ETFs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
State Street Global Advisors has named the next head of SPDR ETFs in Australia. Meaghan Victor brings more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, including senior leadership roles in asset management and Australian distribution. ...

BT appoints CIO and grows investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
BT Financial Group has named its new chief investment officer, revealed further additions to its investment team, and confirmed the search for a new asset allocation head. Having served in the role since the departure of Martyn Wild in March, Corrin ...

Group insurance inaction is "robbery": Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
Group insurers not doing enough to prevent the growing problem of employees owning multiple superannuation funds and life insurance premiums is equivalent to theft, according to today's life insurance parliamentary inquiry. Senate Parliamentary Joint ...

Intervention from trustees can address unpaid super: IFS

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
Early intervention from superannuation fund trustees is critical to addressing the unpaid super gap according to Industry Fund Services. The service provider has called out employers for underpaying Australian workers $17.1 billion in compulsory super ...

Government funds ATO superannuation taskforce

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
A Superannuation Guarantee Taskforce is being established to crackdown on employers which fail to meet SG obligations and potentially short-change employees from their super. Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O'Dwyer, said the ...

Insto exodus fuelling HUB24 growth

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
The number of advisers choosing to become self-licensed or moving away from institutionally-aligned dealer groups has fuelled HUB24's growth over the 2017 financial year, contributing to the company's first full-year profit. HUB24 revealed a $3.9 million ...

AZ NGA continues acquisition spree

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
AZ Next Generation Advisory completed its 31st transaction in just over two years with the acquisition of an advice practice previously licensed under Charter Financial Planning. Farrow Hughes Mulcahy (FHM) currently employs eight advisers who specialise ...