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ANZIIF chief steps down

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... Reynolds, Megan Beer, and current board president Tim Plant. Reflecting on her tenure, Willsford said it's been an amazing life experience. "I've been given extraordinary opportunities to learn and grow and to make an impact. I feel strongly that ...

Super reform "takes away the right to be tax exempt"

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... additional tax. But many small businesspeople and farmers are asset-rich, cash-poor, where their business has been their whole life," she said. "They have simply relied upon and trusted the super system to plan their eventual retirement."

ClearView enhances ClearChoice products

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
The wealth manager has unveiled a variety of enhancements to its flagship life insurance product range, ClearView ClearChoice. Among the changes, ClearView is simplifying product names across the income protection (IP) range to increase clarity for ...

Regulators prioritise emerging areas of risk

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... that is supporting what super funds are already doing. "It's been a very open conversation, sharing case studies of real-life examples. The focus so far has been on really mapping out the key sorts of milestones in the lifecycle of a member and what ...

Advice industry must change as population ages: Expert

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... requires much more bespoke advice," he said. He said the modern pension system itself is derived from 20th century three-stage life but within this world, the population will need to start thinking in different ways and shift money between periods. Scott ...

The four stages of retirement

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... said, you have to reinvent yourself. "You have to think through who you are and create a new identity and purpose in your life in retirement," he said. "And if you get through this, you get to really enjoy this wonderful fourth retirement stage where ...

Still work to be done on group insurance: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
Superannuation funds need to improve the life insurance they provide members, with ASIC finding trustees have not made sufficient effort to do so since it began targeted work in the area in 2019. Last year, ASIC reviewed the actions of 15 trustees in ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... understand why it's also taken so long for society, particularly employers, to recognise the toll it can take on a woman's life. A 2021 study by Circle In and the Victorian Women's Trust found 80% of women experiencing menopause were affected ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Facing dodgy dates, ticking biological clocks and an endless procession of nosey family members asking after their private life, single women have plenty on their plates - and all with a serve of financial disadvantage on the side. Global statistics ...

Future-proofing the super system: Rees

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... sure that the members of super funds have access to default insurance schemes in the event that they strike misfortune in life," he said. "It is worthwhile to go back in history to understand the history of why default insurance exists in superannuation ...