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We knew people would leave the advice industry: Hume

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
The regulatory transition of the financial advice industry has been cumbersome for many people but senator Jane Hume believes the worst of it is over. In an interview with Stockspot, Hume welcomed the proper professionalism of the financial advice industry ...

ASIC outlines cybersecurity expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
... failing to have adequate systems in place to manage cybersecurity risks. ASIC says the determination should serve as a wake-up call to all licensees as to their obligations, saying that should be aware of the potential consumer harms that arise from ...

US inflation wavers near a 40-year high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
The US inflation rate has fallen to 8.3%, but the Consumer Price Index continues to flirt with catastrophic 40-year highs. The index also revealed that costs had risen by a monthly rate of 0.3% in April after having risen 1.2% in March. This decline ...

Geoff Lloyd to chair DASH

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
The former MLC and Perpetual chief executive will take over as chair of the platform later this year, in an announcement that also confirmed the company's chief executive. DASH Technology Group has named Lloyd as chair, effective September, citing his ...

MLC Life Insurance joins forces with Insignia Financial

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... process of uploading supporting documents such as doctor's reports. Once complete, an assessor from MLC Life Insurance will call the member to finalise the claim, and members can continue to track the progress via LifeView. MLC Life Insurance chief claims ...

AvSuper, Commonwealth Super Corporation explore merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
Six months on from commencing its Expressions of Interest (EOI) process, AvSuper has confirmed it will look to merge with Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. The two funds have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to now conduct due diligence to ...

ATO slammed for failing to collect billions in unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
Industry Super Australia has unleashed on the loose laws and 'light touch' compliance that's costing working Australians billions in unpaid super. In a statement, ISA said: "The auditor has found the Australian Tax Office's (ATO) reluctance to 'proactively' ...

Super's defense against economic volatility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
At the ASFA Conference, former deputy prime minister and Cbus chair Wayne Swan called superannuation a great triumph of social-democratic policy as it's become a major source of social stability. The world has become a more dangerous place, its ...

Macquarie responds to term deposit scam

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
Macquarie Group has issued an official warning to customers after someone posed as a staff member and swindled a widow out of $760,000. Macquarie Group has said it is aware of a scam using its name to solicit fake term deposit applications through a ...

Reframing disability: A world-changing opportunity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... third-party advocates for disability by tapping into resources that forward solutions for employees. Oliver reverberated Palipana's call to action and highlighted the huge role insurers and employers can have in producing positive member outcomes. She ...