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Millions of Australian's suffering from financial stress: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... extra sick days a year, while dedicating almost an entire hour of work time dealing with their money matters. AMP's report claims that as a result, Australian businesses lose about $31 billion a year in revenue. The firm's director of workplace super ...

Primary digs heels on Aurora fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... resolution to allow a change of the constitution. "This was to enable us [Primary] to receive fee for special work relating to claims that might be made," Smith said. He said they may look at things like fees charged and the investments made and whether ...

AAT upholds AFSL rejection

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... Michael Watson shouldn't have provided any advice to any clients." Despite these findings, the AAT said ASIC's claims that Watson was not of good character were unfounded. But said Watson's behaviour did "fall short of what could reasonably ...

MetLife Australia wins tech award

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
Over the Christmas break, MetLife Australia's tech team took home an international award for its claims platform launched to Statewide Super's members last year. MetLife chief information officer Tim Batten's team snagged a spot on ACORD's ...

Will Aussie equities overcome 2019 challenges?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... outlook for the general insurance sector. Premiums are ahead of inflation and rising, in the order of 4-5% p.a., while claims inflation is under control, resulting in good margin expansion for these businesses," "Rising bond yields are also supportive ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... way that pays no regard to relative valuation - that's all anecdotal, he says. "There's no evidence backing those claims. When I look at the evidence it supports the opposite." In reality, active fund manager performance isn't improving with ...

We must do better: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... for increasing the superannuation guarantee to 12%. In doing so, Easson hit back at the Grattan Institute's recent claims that an increase is unnecessary. "We need to put 12% back on the agenda... These misinterpretations, the lazy and misguided ...

Labor responds to Royal Commission, sheds light on victims of misconduct

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... Hayne's interim report, documenting feedback to the Royal Commission through victims of bank misconduct, including claims banks go out of their way to avoid compensation settlements. In its submission the Labor Party said it conducted 13 roundtables ...

FSC revamps life insurer code

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... iteration of the code aims to lift the standards in product design, sales, underwriting, customer service, complaints and claims handling for the life insurers, FSC said. Key changes include getting life insurers to ban pressure selling products or using ...

Royal Commission hits Westpac cash earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... and reflective of an increase in funds; solid growth in corporate super for life insurance and fewer general insurance claims. The result was partly offset by margin compression from price reductions and lower revenue from its financial advice business ...