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People & Products

Nikko Asset Management Australia has announced the appointment of Naomi Edwards as its new non-executive director....

Life/Risk

While 90 per cent of firms are confident of their capability to respond to crises, only 17 per cent have tested their preparedness, according to a Deloitte study....

Superannuation

CareSuper has entered a partnership with Mercer to provide administrative services to the fund, ending a long-term relationship with previous administration partner, Link...

Superannuation

The Government has received a negative financial services industry response to its move to make insurance inside superannuation “opt-in” for those aged under 25 and those...

Policy & Regulation

The Federal Court has ordered the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to wind up an illegal investment scheme, VKK Investments Unit Trust, and its trustee an...

Superannuation

The Federal Court has made orders by consent to wind up Western Australian company Superfunded, following an application from ASIC to appoint a liquidator last month....

Tech

A report released this week by the World Economic Forum and Deloitte has failed to support fintech as a key player in the competitive financial services landscape....

Policy & Regulation

Findings from a Deloitte report on cybercrime have placed financial services providers in the Asia-Pacific as a key target for attacks....

Superannuation

The default super system was created under significantly different circumstances in the 1980s and does not suit the current robust regulatory environment, according to De...

Policy & Regulation

CommInsure has issued a statement that rebuffs criticisms levelled against it by law firm, Maurice Blackburn on the scope of a Deloitte independent report into its claims...

Life/Risk

Maurice Blackburn has attacked CommInsure over its claims handling report, saying the types of claims selected for review were selective....

Financial planning

Advisers need to hold their clients to account with their personal ad-hoc record keeping, so they don’t exceed the contribution caps. ...

Life/Risk

CommInsure has appointed Deloitte to review past life insurance declined claims, while DLA Piper will examine ethical issues and policy definitions, medical file and reco...

Funds management

Australia is facing a deficit problem rather than debt, and Governments are trying to conceal the fact that the prosperity flowing from the resources boom is over....

Policy & Regulation

Implementing individual requirements, and adapting business strategy to regulatory initiatives, is best done with an understanding of policy intent and future reforms, De...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

6 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

3 weeks 4 days ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

2 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

3 weeks 3 days ago