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New code should apply to all: ABA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... small business, every lender, including building societies, credit unions and others, should give sufficient notice when loan conditions might change to help with future planning." "These common standards for customers could be achieved by making membership ...

Life insurer undertakes strategic review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... when the review will be completed. Freedom deals in funeral, accident and life insurance, as well as income and loan protection. It is closely linked to boutique dealer group, Spectrum Wealth Advisers. Freedom will face the sixth round of the Royal Commission ...

Customer data protections progress

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... Australian Financial System reported that the average Australian household could be saving up to $1000 per year on their home loan if they switched to another lender - but many choose not to or don't know how. With over 4000 different residential property ...

Productivity Commission proposes more changes to financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... general advice is like marketing; and personal advice is actually tailored to their situation and carries with it some protection against misuse. APLs need greater transparency to disclose the number of products approved and specify what proportion are ...

FSC aggregates insurance industry data

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... consumers will be able to find the minimum service standards they can expect from insurers - such as paying income protection claims within two months and keeping customers appraised of progress at least every 20 days - and superannuation trustees in ...

Government opens consultation for amended CCIV regime

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... Johnson report's findings that Australia requires a framework providing flow-through tax treatment and investor protection while being more "internationally recognisable" than the country's existing managed investment scheme (MIS) trust-based ...

Private debt attractive for instos: Sahota

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
Australia's $2.8 trillion private debt market could offer stable income opportunities for superannuation funds and high-net-worth individuals alongside capital preservation, according to fixed income veteran Bob Sahota. The private debt market in Australia ...

What the 2018 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... additional pensioner benefits are the major talking points of Budget 2018. The 2018 Budget is arguably structured around the protection of Australians' retirement wealth, stretching the entire spectrum from those in their early working years to pensioners. ...

Government to ban default life insurance in super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... chief executive Martin Fahy said insurance within super is "one of the most cost and tax effective options to provide protection, particularly for the young and low income earners." "Many young people have dependents and financial commitments so in the ...

Freedom acquires bank insurance arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... criteria as it brings significant new capability and management resources; accelerates our product diversification in loan protection and term life; and makes financial sense for shareholders. It would take years for us to replicate the St Andrew's infrastructure," ...