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Plans to remedy NALI, NALE issues welcomed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... 45% because the SMSF failed to incur a small fund expense on arm's length terms," deputy chief executive and director of policy and education Peter Burgess said. "There could also be situations where all the income an SMSF receives from a particular ...

Generational home ownership gap widens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... wages only increased by 2.2%. The two milestones that saw more cohesion among the generations were first life insurance policy and the writing of a Will. When it came to taking out life insurance for the first time, 36% of Baby Boomers did this by age ...

Experienced advisers in education limbo

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... Jones for announcing the 10-year degree rule last December. "On the other hand, we have minister Hume agreeing to match the policy in a matter of hours displaying a high level of political desperation which traditionally indicates they are willing to ...

Disclosure lacking in common ownership: Committee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics has recommended greater disclosure obligations for institutional investors and proxy advisors and for the ACCC to actively monitor common ownership in Australia - all the while sharing little ...

US, UK hike interest rates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... 2023 could see the Fed Funds rate rise to a level above the Fed's long run view of where interest rates should be and put policy firmly into restrictive territory." The Bank of England also raised interest rates this week by 0.25%, moving from 0.5% to ...

TAL wins life company award for 2021

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... regional managing director Rael Solomon said last year saw a return to positive new business growth in terms of new sales and policy increases, with lump sum growing by 8.8% and income protection by 20.6% over the 12 months to September 30. "New life ...

Women in Super names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... having spent her life advocating for working people in the education sector, Jo has a deep understanding of the structural policy barriers that we are trying to change." Keys added that Kowalczyk is "the ideal person to help Women in Super move forward ...

Startup launches risk retention option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
A life insurance startup is launching an alternative option that targets customers who want to cancel their policy. iExtend partners with policyholders by paying the premiums of the co-owned cover. Policyholders are able to maintain their cover and ...

Guy Debelle resigns from RBA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... people," Debelle said. "The bank is a great institution which serves Australia well, including most recently through the policy response to COVID which has helped the country come through the crisis in a strong position. "I have often spoken about the ...

Hostplus, Statewide provide merger details

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... cover will also increase marginally for Statewide members, despite both funds sharing MetLife as group insurer and the policy terms being retained. Under the example provided, a 40-year-old member with four units of default cover in the Active occupation ...