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HESTA appoints new insurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... joining the list of industry superannuation funds to move away from CommInsure as its group insurer. As part of a regular review of its insurance arrangements, the $39 billion industry fund announced it will appoint AIA Australia as its insurer in 2018. ...

Praemium review clears Ohanessian

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
A comprehensive review of Praemium chief executive Michael Ohanessian's termination and subsequent reinstatement determined the previous board acted inappropriately and unreasonably. Praemium's new board, led by chair Barry Lewin, undertook a review ...

Perennial micro-cap fund gets Lonsec tick

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... companies with market capitalisations of less than $500 million. Perennial said it came about as a result of a "painstaking review of 10 years' worth of data from the Perennial Small Companies Trust." In its review, Lonsec said it had "strong conviction ...

Banks hoping to stall new tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... will impact those who least deserve it," the submission said. The bank recommended that future Budget surplus trigger a review of the levy, resulting in it being abolished. It also proposes that the levy be set at a fixed rate and designed so it can ...

Financial dispute authorities combined for 'one-stop-shop'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... all financial and superannuation disputes from 1 July 2018. The establishment of the authority follows an independent review of the External Dispute Resolution framework, led by University of Melbourne law professor Ian Ramsay. "Australians need to be ...

Major banks receive Budget shakeup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... financial system competition issues - a recommendation of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics' Review of the Four Major Banks. These measures are in addition to the $4.2 million allocated to APRA to introduce regulatory measures ...

Treasurer launches new financial system inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... businesses," he said. The review comes part of the broader Financial System Inquiry, Morrison said. It follows from the review of the major banks, which wrapped up in March. The Customer Owned Banking Association said fast-tracking the inquiry has been ...

IFM wins $670m super mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... and their strategy," Tasplan head of listed investments and strategy Mark Williams added. Tasplan's mandate followed a review of its exposure to Australian equites ahead of its merger with the RBF Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme. The fund finalised its ...

Banks must overhaul product-based incentives

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... Service Commissioner Stephen Sedgwick. He was appointed by the Australian Bankers' Association to lead the independent review of product sales commissions and product-based payments in retail banking. Sedgwick said his proposed 21 recommendations promise ...

ASIC cancels responsible entity AFSL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... obligations and licence conditions." DD&D Securities has the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of the regulator's decision.