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CALI backed by industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has been backed by the industry with 19 life insurers and reinsurers joining its membership. CALI's membership now represents 99% of the life insurance industry and 100% of the reinsurance industry in Australia. ...

ClearView abandons potential takeover transactions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
ClearView Wealth has concluded its strategic review process, with the board deciding not to proceed with any transactions. As previously reported by Financial Standard, ClearView began its strategic review process in September 2021, with the objective ...

MLC Life updates retail insurance product range

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
MLC Life Insurance has upgraded its insurance product range to strengthen customer protections. Effective today, the Income Replacement Ratios (IRRs) for both Income Assure and Income Assure+ will be raised for customers with higher incomes so they ...

Challenger appoints chief financial officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
Challenger has named Alex Bell its new chief financial officer following Rachel Grimes' decision to step away from executive positions. Bell will commence the role in December and brings over 22 years of financial services experience across Australia ...

Breach reporting improvements needed: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
Just 6% of licensees lodged a breach report in the first nine months of the reportable situations regime, with ASIC raising concerns that licensees still lack the systems and policies to identify and address issues. ASIC has released insights from the ...

Insurance, retirement product excellence recognised

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
TAL, Generation Life, MLC Life and Challenger were among the winners at last night's annual Plan For Life Excellence Awards in Sydney. Now in their ninth year, the awards aim to celebrate achievements in product design and innovation across life ...

Challenger launches new alternatives fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
Challenger has launched the Challenger Solutions Liquid Alternatives Balanced Fund, seeking to deliver positive absolute returns in excess of the cash rate, regardless of the market environment. The fund is managed by Challenger's newly formed Solutions ...

ANZ told to pay $25m for 20-year failure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
ANZ has been ordered to pay a $25 million penalty for failing to provide banking customers with promised benefits for about two decades. The Breakfree package was introduced in 2003 and was offered with several ANZ products including home loans, credit ...

ASIC appeals CFS, CBA decision

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
ASIC is appealing the Federal Court's ruling in its conflicted remuneration case against Commonwealth Bank and Colonial First State. The case related to the Essential Super product, with ASIC alleging the two entities breached conflicted remuneration ...

Federal Budget is challenging: Economist

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
In an interview with Financial Standard, independent economist Chris Richardson said the Treasurer has two big and difficult problems on his hands, the first being gas prices and the other the National Disability Insurance Scheme. In delivering the ...