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ASIC prepares industry for claims handling law

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The corporate regulator has released more information to help life insurers and financial advisers adapt to new regulation when handling insurance claims. ASIC's information sheet and consultation paper C12 Proof: Claims Handling and Settling Service ...

FASEA reveals October exam results

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
The majority of financial advisers who sat the most recent exam passed, according to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. FASEA has released the most recent exam statistics, which show 76% of advisers passed the October sitting. There ...

T. Rowe Price launches entity, restructures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
T. Rowe Price will establish a separate US-based entity and platform that will house several of its strategies, promoting a veteran to lead the venture and a new team. Stephon Jackson, currently associate head of US equity, will become head of the new ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine and Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
It's quite a delicate balance - akin to the "will it, won't it" speculations on Fed policy decisions BC (before COVID) - but it appears that the dying days of 2020 swing between optimism and pessimism depending on which side of the bed financial ...

Cbus appoints new technology chief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
The $54 billion industry fund has appointed a new chief information technology officer, joining the fund from Latitude Financial. Mirella Robinson has joined the fund, replacing Rob Pickering who Financial Standard reported departed the fund in September. ...

Industry fund names new group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund has ended its longstanding relationship with OnePath, naming a new group insurer to take over in the New Year. The $9 billion industry fund said it undertook a comprehensive review and tender process ...

Financial adviser reference checks under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
ASIC has released a consultation paper seeking feedback on reference checking protocols for financial advisers and mortgage brokers. Requiring financial advisers to have reference checks was one of the recommendations to come out of the Royal Commission. ...

Fintechs to merge

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
InPayTech has entered into a merger agreement to acquire 100% of Comply Path as a wholly owned subsidiary. The payment technology company will complete the transaction as a 100% scrip for scrip offer and upon shareholder approval Comply Path shareholders ...

Super fund increases premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
A $117 billion superannuation fund is changing the cost of insurance across the board at the turn of the New Year. Most QSuper members will see income protection cover go up 31%, while death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover will increase ...

Former adviser pleads guilty to stealing client funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
A former financial adviser has pleaded guilty to misappropriating $2.9 million of client funds by transferring the money to his own accounts for personal use. Ross Hopkins from NSW, appeared at the Downing Centre Local Court, where he pleaded guilty ...