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Poor financial literacy worsens underinsurance problem

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... literacy is potentially making the underinsurance problem worse and puts women further behind, according to MetLife. The life insurer looked at the impact of financial literacy on Australians' financial health and wellbeing in its annual Value of ...

Super fund advice needs more guardrails: Conference

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... would be "nonsensical and stupid" that their super fund should not be able to provide them with personal advice during their life to assist them. In the final proposals released in February, Levy recommended amending the Corporations Act to allow for ...

ClearView offloads managed investments unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
ClearView will solely focus its efforts on life insurance after flagging that it found a buyer for its managed investments business as it also continues to review the future of its superannuation fund. Human Financial, an investment management and technology ...

New head of private debt at QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... Rampa thanked Jones for his commitment to establishing QIC's private debt capability. "Andrew has reached a stage in his life where he is keen to reset his working arrangements," Rampa said. "I am so pleased QIC continues to benefit from his expertise ...

New front in super wars, stability at risk: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... distractions and mission creep, and remain laser focused on delivering returns to Australians that secure their quality of life in retirement," Taylor said. "It's also critical that changes are predicable, certain, and consistent with election promises. ...

Dataset to ease policy planning for ageing population

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... population but no accepted approach for measuring the age of retirement, KPMG has taken the same approach used to determine life expectancy to produce an age of retirement dataset. In producing the dataset, KPMG has determined the expected age of retirement ...

California to mandate personal finance studies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... high-quality financial education have better financial outcomes as adults, resulting in less debt and a higher quality of life, Thurmond added. Teachers will receive stipends for their participation. The first 1000 California public high school teachers ...

Allianz Retire+ launches new retirement income solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... retirement income product, designed to enhance the provision of retirement planning for advisers. Allianz Guaranteed Income for Life (AGILE), available in early March, is a next-generation retirement solution delivering a guaranteed income for life. ...

We did too much: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... keep interest rates low for as long as needed. "Turns out that it wasn't what was needed," he admitted. "We returned to life much more quickly than anyone had expected, and the economy has bounced back quickly. Here we are with a 50-year low in unemployment ...

Knight Frank, Berkadia form international alliance

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... experience will flow seamlessly with Knight Frank's vast global network and valuation expertise to shift out transaction life cycle into high gear." Knight Frank national head of capital markets Australia Justin Bond added: "Our partnership with Berkadia ...