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ESG considerations material to long-term success

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... to Regnan, investors need not worry about the cost of considering material ESG risks in portfolios. The research house claims the long-term performance of a company is linked with its material ESG factors. The research advocates for a value-based approach ...

Chief economist update: Minutes of concerns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... logical explanation at the time and is more or less is along the same line that current Fed Chairman Jerome Powell used - he claims that short term rates are rising because of the hikes and the smaller lift in the long-term yields to safe-haven buying. ...

Digital transformation challenges super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... AustralianSuper, many of the 44 surveyed funds did not yet provide members with explicit guidance and support for member insurance claims. Also highlighted in the research was the growth in retail funds which aligned with member values. Watson said these ...

MLC Life recruits head of underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... in Hong Kong. He was promoted to chief underwriting officer less than a year ago. Jones led a team of 40 underwriters, claims consultants and operations staff across Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai. His achievements include leading the transformation ...

Centrepoint bumps up advice litigation provision

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
Centrepoint Alliance flagged an increase in advice litigated claims is on the horizon for its subsidiary Professional Investment Services (PIS), quantifying the amount to be $2 million more than anticipated. Following its reassessment of PIS' legacy ...

Dover AFSL cancelled, McMaster exits industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... terms conflicted with the obligations of an AFSL holder under the financial services law regarding client complaints and claims. ASIC was also concerned that Dover lacked the organisational competency required of an AFS licensee. Following discussions ...

Chief economist update: It's always slow in America in Q1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... quarter, especially considering the continued solid and robust state of the labour market. The explanation lies in what CNBC claims remained unexplained to this day. The heading of CNBC's piece published on 22 April 2015 says it all, " Why is the ...

Unintended consequences for opt-in insurance: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... further than the current level, deteriorating from 6.2% to 7.3%. KPMG's research presents opposition to the Governments claims that moving away from a default framework would protect the retirement savings of specific groups of superannuation members. ...

New model boosts adviser engagement: MLC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... the administration function together. Members can access greater understanding of their life insurance as well as submit claims through the platform, seeing transparency the whole way along," Smith said.

TAL to boost adviser underwriting knowledge

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... programs." Separately, the life insurer last month rolled out a new mental health coaching program for people leaders and claims managers based on a partnership with SuperFriend. The program is designed to improve customer and employee mental health ...