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TAL refutes duty of good faith breaches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... TAL also clarified that van Eeden confirmed the process later formalised in the group insurer's Underwriting and Disclosure Review Guide for Claims was already in place. The group insurer said that process did not apply to all claims, but rather ...

Super funds cut exposures to banks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
Not-for-profit superannuation funds have an average of 3% less exposure to bank stocks in their equities portfolios than last year, according to recent Rainmaker research. These funds still have a large exposure to bank stocks, owning about $30 billion ...

Legal woes continue for super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
Industry superannuation fund Rest is facing renewed scrutiny over its responsible investment practices after one of its members filed an updated Federal Court claim alleging the fund has failed to act in his best interests. In July, Rest member Mark ...

Sargon grows executive lineup, launches fintech solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... AI-assisted processes, providing users with proactive alerts and notifications." A further two products aimed at improving disclosure and compliance are also currently in development. Finally, Trustee Partners has also now been rebranded to Sargon, which ...

Insurance shake-up puts clients first

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... Insurance Code of Practice. Willsford, who previously worked with the FSC and industry stakeholders to introduce fee disclosure in prospectuses, understands the challenges of launching unprecedented initiatives and changes. What's pleasing to see, she ...

Blue Sky refunds $4.1m overcharge

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... private equity fund. The fees, Blue Sky said, were charged in an "inconsistent" manner to what was stated in the funds' disclosure statements and were in excess of capped annual admin expenses. Blue Sky told the ASX it was in the process of rectifying ...

S&P Dow Jones partners with pension fund giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... added: "We are honoured to be working with GPIF and JPX to raise market awareness for higher ESG data transparency and disclosure." S&P Global president and chief executive Douglas Peterson said companies and institutional investors increasingly see ...

DomaCom concludes Federal Court action

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... Naoumidis said: "DomaCom will now focus on addressing the related trust matter and is reviewing our constitution and disclosure documents to address this issue with respect to future sub-funds." The ASX-listed firm began supporting a Federal Court action ...

CommInsure, TAL engaged in troubling conduct: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... systemically breached its duty of good faith when communicating with policyholders whose policies had been avoided for non-disclosure." Additionally, Orr pointed out TAL case managers received minimal training and oversight. Van Eeden conceded at the ...

ASIC extends relief to foreign financial services firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... Financial Services Providers-Limited Connection) Instrument 2017/182. Separately, ASIC is calling for improvements in the disclosure practices of listed companies. In ASIC Report 593, the corporate regulator found limited climate risk disclosure outside ...