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Super insurance must be standardised: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
The Insurance in Superannuation Working Group is pushing to standardise how super funds communicate life insurance information to members. In its third discussion paper released today, the working group highlights three in ten Australians have no clue ...

Beneficiaries unfamiliar with death benefits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
A large number of death benefit complaints could be avoided if trustees communicate to members and beneficiaries proper internal dispute resolution processes. This is particularly true when it comes to death benefits, according to the Superannuation ...

Pengana hires Morningstar manager ahead of merger vote

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... of Hunter Hall shares upon completion of the merger would be between $3 to $3.50 per share. This would represent a 29% premium to the last close price of Hunter Hall shares on May 1. Hunter Hall's board said the proposal would create numerous benefits ...

AIA launches flexible premium structure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
Life insurance specialist AIA Australia launched a new product feature that will help clients curb costly stepped premium increases for up to 15 years. Advisers will have greater flexibility in matching premium terms to their clients' needs, with the ...

VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... annum. "PLUS provides a new opportunity for investors seeking exposure to Australia's corporate bond market with a yield premium. In the current low interest rate environment finding liquid defensive high yield has been a considerable challenge for investors," ...

Asteron Life rewards healthy lifestyles

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
Asteron Life is rewarding financial adviser's clients who have a healthy lifestyle with the introduction of several life insurance discounts. Eligible clients will be provided up to 25% in savings by answering simple lifestyle questions. Asteron's head ...

ClearView slams APL standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... and can't recommend. According to the APL draft report, when considering products for inclusion, the FSC will conduct a premium analysis on a range of product scenarios as a proxy to determine the competitiveness of an insurance product, which isn't ...

FSC launches draft APL standard for risk advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... appropriate insurance products that meet individual client needs and objectives." "This may involve a trade-off between cost (premium) and the benefit or features of products, including definitions and sums insured required to address the client needs. ...

Sovereign wealth fund growth steady

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... increase in assets over the last 12 months, with only 29% recording falls compared to 36% last year. Preqin manager of premium publications and editor of the report, Selina Sy, said sovereign wealth funds comprise some of the largest single investors ...

Coles sheds life insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Supermarket giant Coles quietly exited the life insurance industry less than three years after launching a directly distributed offer. As of 1 January 2017, Coles Life Insurance policy holders became customers of MetLife - the insurer whose MetLife ...