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Life insurance complaints drop 24%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
... steps to reduce the average time taken to make decisions about claims," AFCA said. Another set of recently released AFCA data found that life insurers continue to be bombarded with customer complaints because of outdated legacy systems and poor administration ...

Australian farmland values in decline: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... Agricultural Services (DAS), Rural Bank's Australian Farmland Values Mid-Year Update is based on actual farm sales using data collected by the official government agency in each state and territory. This year, it found the median price of farmland was ...

Morningstar eyes super space with new hire

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... institutional investors by Morningstar Inc. "Working with our international teams, Mark will be able to leverage our global reach in data, research and benchmarking to better serve our institutional clients," Bryant added. On his appointment, Hoven commented ...

Inflation data not encouraging: Powell

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... until this goal is reached. In a speech on Thursday, Powell told the Economic Club of New York that the September inflation data continued to show a decline however it wasn't that encouraging. "Short-term measures of core inflation over the most ...

Mass-affluent population key to insurer sustainability: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... deeper engagement. This involves having a broad range of hyper-personalised services, as well as modernising technology and data management capabilities.

Fidelity finds key barriers in Australian estate planning

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... with future generations, a mere one in 10 have prepared a comprehensive estate plan. Drawing on nationally representative data by research firm MYMAVINS, the report found that while many Australians intend to "plan to make a plan" for their financial ...

Startup success hinges on founder personality: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
While the vast majority of fintechs fail, a new study from the University of New South Wales finds that their success rate is closely linked to the founder's personality. After using artificial intelligence to analyse the Twitter profiles of 21,000 ...

New advice firm hits Melbourne

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... advice, and an affordable fee model. "Clients will have their own client portal via myprosperity with live investment and bank data feeds," he said. "The portal provides visibility for clients so that they can see if they are on track on a daily basis ...

Alternatives to top $33tn by 2028

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... estimated $22 trillion (US$16.3tn) expected at the end of 2023. According to Preqin's Future of Alternatives 2028 report, the data indicates a predicted annualised growth rate of 8% over the forecast period of 2022 to 2028. Although the growth of ...

Holistic remuneration tool launched to super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... strategic, holistic, and inclusive remuneration touchstone service. SHIRTS is a remuneration governance tool providing the data, information, and knowledge "to gain a best practice understanding of the profit-to-member leadership resourcing and remuneration ...