Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 24 July 2018
/AMP replaces Horizons with FASEA-compliant training program
TAL Risk Academy diabetes course launch
FASEA releases draft financial adviser exam guide
Risk People Updates as at 24 July 2018
/MetLife appoint new COO
MLC welcomes new, farewells old CEO
NIBA regional broker awards
Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 17 July 2018
/QSuper reduces admin fees
Westpac terminates SMSF loans
Sunsuper and AustSafe Super sign merger agreement
Prime Super and Combined Super talking of a merge
ASIC investigating Linchpin Capital Group and Endeavour Securities (Australia)
ASIC accepts EU from Goldman Sachs Australia
ASIC accepts EUs from CBA and ANZ regarding superannuation product distribution
US$35bn net flows - Global ETF FlowWatch - May 2018 Results
/ETF assets rose to US$4.993 trillion globally in May 2018.
Read MoreFund People Updates as at 17 July 2018
/AMP Capital appoints new real estate leaders
Catholic Super welcomes new CIO
Two new distribution heads at Franklin Templeton
Contango appoints two new heads of distribution
HESTA appoints chief quantitative strategist
Centrepoint Alliance appoints new head of research
Frontier Advisors welcomes new head of real assets division
AMP claims director exits
UBS chief investment strategist departs
AFA wants FASEA education deadlines extended
/The AFA has called on FASEA to rejig its proposed education requirements for financial advisers.
Read MoreRoyal Commission targets life insurance phone sales
/The Royal Commission has directed its gaze to poor phone sales tactics by life insurance companies, finding some good examples of bad behaviour.
Read MoreRisk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 9 July 2018
/AstuteWheel: new digital tool providing SoA's in an hour
Integrity Life to launch retail suite in October
Macquarie quits grandfathered commission
HSBC exits financial advice, closing its financial advice doors
ASIC vs. Refocus Financial Group
AMP FP facing civil penalties for alleged failures in insurance advice
ASIC pursuing advice firms misusing term 'independent'
Risk People as at 9 July 2018
/MLC Life welcomes new head of underwriting
ANZIIF Australian Insurance Industry Award finalists announced
Momentum Media names first Young Leaders in Finance Award winners
Figuring out our behavioural biases in financial decision-making - IOSCO report
/A recent report has been published by IOSCO for regulators and policymakers as a guide for improving financial decision-making amongst investors by challenging their biases.
Read MoreStock markets continue to recover - Global ETF FlowWatch - April 2018 Results
/Global ETFs accumulated US$34 billion in net flows as global stock markets continue to recover.
Read MoreFund People as at 5 June 2018
/Industry Super Australia appoints new CEO
ESSSuper appoints head of investments
BlackRock appoints head of iShares Australia
State Street imports fixed income lending trader
Charter Financial Planning director resigns
Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 5 June 2018
/Magellan and Airlie launch retail Aus equities fund
Citi launches currency product for HNW clients
Spaceship launches two funds
Pengana to buy into HNW credit firm
Decentralised Capital launches in Australia
New investment boutique launch by Pinnacle
ANZ, Deutsche and Citigroup facing cartel allegations
BBY, BBY Advisory and SmarTrader AFS licences suspended
CBA and AUSTRAC enter agreement
Water Infrastructure Criteria launched
APRA and ASIC release new life claims data
/ASIC and APRA’s second round of data has been collected and released for life insurance claims for the second half of 2017.
Read MoreFintech's impact on the Australian finance sector
/A Monash Business School project is completing its four-stage research project, which kicked off in 2014.
Read MoreRisk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 29 May 2018
/MLC Life launches new mental health service
TAL providing mental health coaching for claims staff
CBA divests Chinese life insurer BoComm
AMP: record class actions filed
Westpac found engaging in unconscionable conduct
Risk People as at 29 May 2018
/CBA advice exec moves to BOQ
AMP replaces general legal counsel, risk chief of AMP Advice
AFA Award nominations open
ANZ dealer group chief resigns
NIBA VIC/TAS award winners
New budget details changes to superannuation group insurance arrangements
/The latest budget proposes further changes to the superannuation system, after changes every year since 2008.
Read MoreFinancial secrets and the family finances
/Recent research of Australian parents has revealed that almost a quarter keep financial secrets from their partner, with the secrets following trends.
Read MoreEquity Japan collects over US$14bn in inflows - Global ETF FlowWatch - March 2018 Results
/Out of Asia’s US$20 billion of net flows, Equity Japan collected over US$14 billion of inflows.
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