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Poor governance spurs calls for directorship caps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... However, each company is different and the amount of time needed to truly add value will vary. It is therefore too easy to just apply a board number limit, Vamos notes. "Whatever the board, voluntary or remunerated, ignoring your realistic availability ...

New wellbeing venture for BT

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... also waiving the policy fee for all Term Life policies. The offers are subject to certain age and health criteria and will apply for the life of the policy. BT's head of product, life insurance Sean Boner said: "For many people, the key areas that underpin ...

New Zealand investors call for action after attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a press conference last week: "We are working on new laws that would seek to apply criminal penalties to companies that don't act in the interests and the safety of Australians." The New Zealand government ...

Consumers confused by general, personal advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... says that the report highlights the importance of consumer awareness, as the Future of Financial Advice protections only apply when personal advice is provided. The FoFA protections include obligations for advisers to act in their clients best interests ...

Chief economist update: The Fed should act now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... the tech revolt. Surely, things and the way of doing things have evolved and what worked in the days gone by doesn't apply today. But having lived through history (57 years hence), I found that certain economic dynamics (akin to the laws of physics) ...

Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... prevent material like the video spreading again. The Prime Minister said: "We are working on new laws that would seek to apply criminal penalties to companies that don't act in the interests and the safety of Australians." He went on to say: "What ...

New ethics test for bankers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia entered into an agreement to introduce an ethics test for Australian bankers and securities markets professionals. The test has been developed in partnership with the Chartered Institute for Securities ...

Macquarie axes SMSF residential property loans

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... the outstanding balance of a limited recourse borrowing arrangement if commenced after 1 July 2018. This increase would apply to SMSF members who have full access to their superannuation or where the asset is funded by the limited recourse borrowing ...

FSC to enact binding standard on genetic testing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... Instead, the FSC will enact a binding standard limiting life insurers use of genetic testing from July. The new standard will apply to all 22 life insurer members of the FSC, covering every individually assessed life insurance policy that can be taken ...

NAB agrees to RC wealth recommendations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... disagrees with Hayne's recommendation that the ABA amend its definition of small business in the Banking Code to see the code apply to businesses employing less than 100 full-time equivalent employees where the loan applied for is $5 million. The bank ...