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Insurtechs improve life insurance inefficiencies: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... for more accurate pricing, as long as security measures are in place to govern and protect it. The fact that incumbents have not been able to seize such opportunities is because of slow technology, operational constraints and inadequate understanding ...

Super fund divests companies with all-male boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... divest from every company in its portfolio that has an all-male board. Future Super has sold out of all companies that do not include a single woman on their board, saying they are not only failing to meet community standards, but are likely to deliver ...

Pension fund giant cuts BHP

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... an incentive for companies to seek other sources of income than coal-based activities," it said. "Coal-based activities are not considered purely unethical. Neither is this a legal issue. When KLP still decides to exclude companies with coal-based activities ...

SMSF wind-ups spike: ATO

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... low or they have lost interest in running a SMSF. It is good to see they are electing to wind-up their funds if they're not suitable any longer or if there's no family support to continue," he said. He also noted the decrease coincides with many ...

Communication fails to keep member interests at heart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... unduly premiums. ASIC wrote to trustees in April warning of communicating information in a balanced and factual way that is not misleading and/or deceptive - particularly in relation to initial insurance cancellation notices. "Such communication should ...

FCA begins financial advice market review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... the Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR), was launched in 2015 amid concerns the market for financial advice in the UK was not working well for all consumers. It sought to explore how the UK government, industry and regulators could stimulate the market ...

Female fintechs make better investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... high growth ventures Amanda Price said: "This data from the UK reinforces that it is gender bias and workplace imbalance, and not capability or performance, accounts for the lack of female fintech leaders." She pointed out that in Australia the number ...

Chief economist update: RBA refused to blink in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... Despite high expectations that it would leading up to its May Board meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn't only NOT cut the official cash rate - it kept it unchanged at a record low 1.5% - it also maintained its policy bias at NEUTRAL. ...

ACSI calls for ESG, stronger stewardship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... markets and contribute to sustainable, long-term value creation for beneficiaries." ACSI said the existing APRA guidance does not go far enough in its coverage of ESG and actually confuses ESG, which ACSI defines as a tool for managing financial risk ...

TAL restructures retail arm, announces job cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... afternoon. "TAL will be working with and supporting all employees throughout the consultation process," the company said. It did not disclose how many employees will be affected. "We are currently running an internal consultation process with impacted ...