Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 2 October 2018

  • Asteron Life Complete product changes

  • Zurich launches new adviser portal

  • MetLife Australia back in retail life business

  • ASIC taking civil action against ANZ

  • ASIC report finds unacceptable delays in reporting by institutions

  • Dover Financial Advisers and sole director taken to court

  • FASEA announces changes to qualification requirements for advisers

  • NAB and MLC facing class action over consumer credit insurance

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Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 25 September 2018

  • Uni students running hedge fund

  • Class actions planned against retail super funds

  • IOOF sells AET

  • Combined Super to merge with Prime Super

  • ASIC commencing civil proceedings against ANZ

  • ASIC updates regulatory approvals for new products and ETFs of the Chi-X market

  • ASIC stops proposed initial coin offerings

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Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 18 September 2018

  • AMP updates medical definitions

  • AIA Australia two year policy fee waiver offer

  • OnePath premium waivers for drought-affected farmers

  • New fintech to replace paraplanners launched

  • Junior financial adviser roles at BT to go, advice restructure

  • Morgan Stanley false claims of independence

  • ASIC commences proceedings against NULIS and MLC

  • AFCA complaints resolution rules, independent assessor terms approved

  • FASEA shutting down so-called FASEA-approved courses

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Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 10 September 2018

  • Vanguard rolls out suite of ESG funds

  • Nikko launches global disruption fund

  • Funds SA securities servicing contract up for tender

  • Blockchain smart contracts for business soon to be a reality

  • Pension age increase on hold

  • UniSuper cuts administration fees

  • BNP Paribas launches new Australian equities trust

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