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Actuaries Institute unveils IDII recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
The Actuaries Institute has released sweeping recommendations to help fix the individual disability income insurance (IDII) sector that is currently at "risk of failure". The final recommendations follow a 12 month-review, led by an appointed Actuaries ...

ERS applicants $3100 worse off

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
Members who raided their retirement savings as a result of the early release of superannuation scheme could have been $3100 better off than if they had kept their balance intact, new research reveals. The McKell Institute, a thinktank, found that over ...

What COVID-19 did to super brand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... early release program. What happened after that? It's raid super for domestic violence victims, raid super to buy a house," Madigan said. Madigan said that to combat this harm, the super industry needs to identify an "enemy" to educate the public ...

Australian Unity to acquire aged care facility provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
Australian Unity flagged it will purchase a provider of boutique retirement villages with operations in Queensland and New South Wales for $65 million. The ASX-listed company announced today that it intends to accelerate the expansion of its retirement ...

Aged care workers depended on ERS: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
Aged care employees relied more on the early release of superannuation (ERS) scheme compared to other workers health and community services sectors, research from HESTA reveals. The proportion of HESTA members who work in aged care and childhood education ...

Generational wealth gap continues to widen

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
The children of those in their 40s, 50s, and 60s are likely to be significantly worse off financially than their parents, with the intergenerational wealth gap only widening. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, Taylor Fry principal ...

Aussies regret ERS withdrawals: AIST poll

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
Nearly seven in 10 Australians who dipped into their superannuation during COVID-19 are concerned the decision has made them less financially secure, according to a poll from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. AIST also says one in ...

QSuper makes changes ahead of merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... whilst on income protection. Like many other insurers, QSuper's total and permanent disability cover through its in-house insurer QInsure has moved to remove 'activities of daily living' or 'home duties' from its definition of total ...

Deborah Ralston joins Household Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
Household Capital has appointed the retirement expert to chair its advisory board. Effective this month, Deborah Ralston will lead the retirement funding provider's advisory board, replacing Jack Diamond. Sitting alongside her on the board is Peter ...

Lonsec appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
The ratings house has appointed a new chief executive, after it announced Charlie Haynes's impending departure last month. Former Xplore Wealth chief executive Michael Wright will now lead Lonsec, after the ASX-listed platform business was bought ...