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Zurich, InterPrac, Sequoia back pro-bono advice

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... institutions will work with the not-for-profit to assist individuals suffering from serious illness or disability. Zurich said its life insurance advice business will work with PFAN to help Australians access personal insurance advice and insurance claims ...

Fractional farmland investing platform launches

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
Real estate and advisory firm LAWD partnered with fractional investing platform Bricklet to launch LAWD Bricklet, a venture designed to democratise ownership of Australian farmland. The offering sees a LAWD Bricklet 'head title' split into a co-ownership ...

No regrets: Hayne reflects on Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... in Sydney this morning, Commissioner Hayne said he has no regrets about how he helped reform the banking, superannuation, life insurance and financial advice industries. "One of the oddities about doing a Royal Commission is that you investigate an area ...

Allianz Retire+ strengthens distribution team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... was previously a business development manager at Challenger and joins with over 13 years of experience. Allianz Australia Life Insurance chief executive Adrian Stewart said: "Both Stephen and Natalie bring valuable experience within the wealth space ...

AMP restructures wealth management, chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... Royal Commission is AMP Bank, New Zealand Wealth Management (NZWM), and remnants of AMP Capital like a 15% holding in China Life AMP Asset Management (CLAMP) and 23.9% interest in Pacific Coast Capital Partners.

HESTA pushes for gig worker super entitlements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... Guarantee (SG) benefits to workers in the gig economy, amid concerns these workers will be "vulnerable to poverty" later in life. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey stressed the importance of legislative reform in a submission to the Department of Employment ...

Treasury proposes upping supervisory levies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... 36.6% the year prior. APRA will focus on maintaining the financial and operational resilience of these institutions. The life insurance sector, including friendly societies, also saw a modest rise in levy funding, from $20 million to $20.4 million. APRA ...

Sony to list financial services business

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
Sony is set to partially spin-off its financial services arm, a diversified unit operating in life insurance, banking and venture capital. Sony Financial Group Inc (SFGI), which operates in life and non-life insurance, banking, nursing care and venture ...

MySuper inches to $1tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
MySuper assets have reached a new high of $964.5 billion thanks to the mandatory increase in superannuation contributions and market recovery. The year to March saw MySuper assets grow 5.1% to surpass the previous high reached in December 2021 of $947 ...

Australians prioritise financial independence: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... biggest aspiration while 50% said their biggest desire was to take a regular holiday. Owning a home and maintaining a good work-life balance sat equally (45%) while a trusted group of family and friends closely followed (44%). The shift in priorities ...