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ISA condemned by union

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... out of thin air" and added: "When was the last time the entire nation was blacked out for 36 hours?" Murphy added that claims in the report that 100-150 nuclear reactors would be enough to power half the nation were unrealistic. "Unlike the numbers in ...

HUB24 defends cash accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
HUB24 has slammed a media report that claims its cash account holders will be worse off following the recent interest rate cuts. HUB24 called for a trading halt in light of an article written in the Australian Financial Review published on July 3, claiming ...

MLC Super updates TPD cover, premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
MLC Super has changed the way it assesses total and permanent disablement (TPD) claims for all working members from 1 July 2019. For members who have worked for 13 months before lodging a claim, MLC Super will determine if the member is unable to work ...

Super fund introduces further group insurance changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... premiums will continue to be based on age, occupation, waiting period and benefit period. When it comes to death and TPD claims, women typically claim at a lower rate than men, while the opposite holds true for income protection claims, the super fund ...

Group insured, advised clients better off

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
A joint-project on life insurance claims and disputes has revealed group insured and advised clients are better off when it comes to life policies. Just the second publication to use the full data set from ASIC and APRA's initiative since its launch ...

IOOF names new chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... culturally aligned" and has the capabilities that reflect its "higher organisational ambitions and expectations". The firm claims it is well into its transformation, pointing to board renewal as an example. Alongside Mota's appointment the firm also ...

OnePath updates trauma definitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... vow to conduct services in a way that is open, fair and honest. It also sets out timeframes for insurers to respond to claims, complaints and requests for information from customers. Zurich completed its acquisition of ANZ's life insurance business ...

ASIC chases licensee over conflicted remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... RealEstate when clients bought a property marketed by the firm through their SMSF between December 2013 and July 2016. ASIC also claims payments were made both directly to The SMSF Club, and on occasion to RM Capital, who would keep some of the referral ...

CBA sells advice dealer group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... including following the completion of the transaction. CBA will provide $200 million in indemnity to CountPlus and all claims under the indemnity must be communicated to CBA within four years of completion. This includes a potential contingent liability ...

Law Council chides ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... litigants and business," the Law Council said. "Such conduct may have a tendency to influence parties not to contest legitimate claims and undermine confidence in the judicial system and litigation process."