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Pension fund giant cuts BHP

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... announcement. "Whereas KLPs ambition in 2014 was to exclude the most coal-intensive companies, our ambition today is to be coal free," it said. The fund said its divestments will have no, or at best, a minor effect on the world's GHG emissions. "However ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... abstract of a story first published in the latest print issue of Financial Standard. You can view the full article on our free iPad app.

AFCA hits the road

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... small business," Bowlen said. "Having only been in existence for six months, we need to let people know we are here, we're a free service, and we are ready to help." Additionally, AFCA said Bowlen's leadership would see the establishment of a dedicated ...

Beware disruptors: Antipodes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... several disruptors - Dropbox faces competition from Microsoft's OneDrive and Log Me In from Skype - but is able to do so as a free add-on with their Microsoft products, she added. "Microsoft is a great example of a company with not only a very strong ...

Swiss Re to manage Freedom remediation

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
Swiss Re has agreed to take on the responsibility of designing and managing Freedom Insurance Group's customer remediation program. Freedom confirmed Swiss Re as the remediation manager, and Genus Life Insurance Services Pty Ltd as the third party to ...

Superannuation mergers strike oligopoly fears

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... abstract of a story first published in the latest print issue of Financial Standard. You can view the full article on our free iPad app.

Freedom to divest all operations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
Freedom Insurance Group will offload its administration and financial advice businesses, and eventually cease operations. Freedom told the ASX this morning that it agreed in principle to sell its policy administration business to a third party for $5 ...

Financial advice in 2030: What does it look like?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... insurance and mortgages. "The increased automation of compliance obligations, research and documentation production will free up greater client engagement time for the median adviser in 2030," the paper reads. "The median adviser will be in touch with ...

NZ Super responds to Australian social media laws

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... situation where important news can be censored across social media platforms, which is contrary to the democratic principle of a free press, which exists to hold governments to account. "While the Law Council agrees that action needs to be taken in this ...

FASEA welcomes new directors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
The government body overseeing the rising education standards in financial advice is welcoming new directors to its board. Australian Financial Complaints Authority board member Elissa Freeman and former Financial Planning Association of Australia director ...