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Amendments to retirement income law assent

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... law, with several changes made to the legislative framework surrounding retirement income and social security receiving Royal Assent late last week. The Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Supporting Retirement Incomes) Bill 2018 amends ...

Sole purpose test divides industry

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... Daniel questioned whether ASIC would probe AustralianSuper's offer, given its renewed commitment to enforcement following the Royal Commission. "ASIC is going after the banks. What about industry funds that are remarkably close to contravening the sole ...

New life insurer is RC good news story

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
A freshly launched life insurer believes it is the "good news story" to come from the Royal Commission. Speaking at the Sydney leg of a nationwide adviser roadshow, Integrity Life managing director Chris Powell said the firm was well positioned to take ...

Risk advice a hard sell: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... Bailey said life insurance is not without its complexities, and some of the commentary heard since the financial services Royal Commission highlights a genuine lack of understanding of the sector and the interplay between the major channels and product ...

NAB names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... search and recruitment process for a new chief executive," Armstrong said. Resigning from the position in the wake of the Royal Commission's final report, Henry said he would stay on as chair until a replacement was appointed. Henry said he is pleased ...

KPMG brings remediation regtech to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... potentially vulnerable customer. The technology could prove useful for wealth managers facing huge remediation costs after the Royal Commission - which has seen KPMG expand its advice remediation team - as it can "rapidly" assess customer files and provide ...

Consultation opens for claim handling changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... exclusion and therefore the Government has opened consultation. A recommendation from Commissioner Kenneth Hayne in the Royal Commission's final report earlier this year, the change would allow ASIC to enforce a higher standard of behaviour ensuring ...

YBR in trading halt, flags loss

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... other assets. The charge results from assessing goodwill and other intangibles in light of recent events, including the Royal Commission, YBR said."It is a non-cash balance sheet adjustment and has no impact on the underlying operations of the business." ...

APRA sets sights on 2019 targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
APRA has outlined its policy focus for the remainder of the year following the Royal Commission. Releasing its annual policy priorities document this week, the prudential regulator said it would build on the work it began last year, while taking into ...

Rainmaker welcomes new head of superannuation research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... on the FirstWrap platform. Rainmaker executive director, research and compliance Alex Dunnin said recent reports from the Royal Commission and Productivity Commission, combined with expanded product sets following new market entrants and new types of ...