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Long way for super complaints overhaul

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... recipients and insurance claims handling processes. All complaints must be responded to in 45 days. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) on May 19, ASIC commissioner Danielle Press shared the results of ASIC's survey of ...

Keep COVID-19 in perspective: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
Geopolitical tensions took centre stage at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, with experts urging the audience to look at COVID-19 in greater context. Founder and owner of IBISWorld and the Ruthven Institute, Phil Ruthven showed the audience ...

State Street loses Fearless Girl replica claim

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
HESTA and Cbus have settled claims brought against them by State Street over the Fearless Girl statue, while Maurice Blackburn scored a win in court last week. State Street Global Advisors Trust Company and its local subsidiary State Street Global Advisors ...

Remains of Melissa Caddick found

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... analysis. Caddick left her Dover Heights home on 11 November 2020. She was reported missing the following day. At a press conference, police said: "During the course of searches, our marine area command provided advice to investigators based on offshore ...

ASIC zeroes in on bad SMSF advice, conduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... its new powers in superannuation. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press told the recent SMSF Association's National Conference via video link that several key projects are progressing to address the poor advice and behaviours that remain active in the ...

Limited advice overdue for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... super was also a burning question. McPherson told the recent Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference that it is worrying how the industry excludes this cohort from the type of advice that could potentially make a positive and ...

ASIC opens consultation on scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... stopping them. ASIC senior executive leader, financial advisers Kate Metz said at the Association of Financial Advisers Conference that ASIC has given guidance in the past that supports limited or scaled advice but are hearing from licensees that they ...

DDO top of ASIC's agenda

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... year as a result of COVID-19 but ASIC said it is top of the priority list for 2021. Speaking to the annual Credit Law Conference, ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said DDO reforms remain a top priority for the regulator. "The design and distribution obligations ...

Stephen Jones admits to anti-life insurance bias

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
At the Association of Financial Advisers annual conference, shadow minister for financial services Stephen Jones outlined Labor's vision for financial advice and admitted to apprehension on life insurance. Jones said, referring to the ASIC review ...

ASIC reviewing risk advice, pushes for scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... and plans to consult with the industry on scaled advice this year. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers Conference, ASIC senior executive leader, financial advisers Kate Metz revealed work has commenced its review of advice in life insurance ...