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Industry fund ups fees ahead of merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... membership demographics and past claims paid, we have had to increase the cost of insurance," the fund said. Members between the ages of 27 and 55 will see the cost per week of their death and TPD cover increase from $7.47 to $9.06. In November last ...

Sunsuper welcomes new board directors

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
A superannuation sector veteran has been appointed to the board of Sunsuper, helping lift female representation on the board to 40%. Cate Wood has joined the Sunsuper board, bringing with her more than 20 years in leadership roles in profit-for-member ...

Who is really using the LISTO?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... four-year period and found a significant jump in the number of women receiving the low-income super tax offset between the ages of 25 and 33. The offset allows people to access a government super payment of up to $500 a year to help low-income earners ...

FICAP announces 2020 charity partner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... event to be held on Thursday, 26th March 2020 at The Ivy in Sydney's CBD saying "the night is shaping up to be one for the ages".

How personality tests add value in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... Advisory and have signed up to one of the packages the business offers. The business focusses on younger clients, between the ages of 24 and 44. "In some ways it fits within a greater process," Scifo said. "The process is great for identifying your weaknesses. ...

Industry fund changes insurer

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... provide group life insurance for the fund. However, the fund is reducing the death insurance cover significantly for all ages except the 35 to 45 age group. "Our modelling shows that the most likely age of claiming is between 35 and 45 where our cover ...

Retirement income under review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... cover the current state of the system and how it will perform in the future as Australians live longer and the population ages." The government's announcement follows the release of the Productivity Commission report into the efficiency and competitiveness ...

AMP advisers to fight BOLR changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... three years?" Commenting on the move, Synchron chair Michael Harrison described AMP's new strategy as a return to the dark ages. "And it's a state of affairs that has been largely brought about by oppressive, anti-adviser government reforms," he ...

Super working in favour of all members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
Superannuation is working effectively to support members of all ages, genders and income levels, new research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia shows. ASFA's Outcomes: A snapshot of account balances in Australia found members ...

More Australians retire with big mortgages

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... Statistics microdata shows that more Australians are retiring owing money on their mortgage. The portion of homeowners between ages 55 and 64 that owe money on mortgages has tripled since 1990 - from 14% to 47%, according to the study from RMIT and Curtin ...