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BT Super announces new admin fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
BT Super has announced a new admin fee schedule for BT Super and Asgard Employee Super members. The new fee schedule will be implemented as part of BT's simplification and migration program to BT Super. The migration program will see BT migrate ...

Advice dealer group rebrands

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
Following its acquisition by Sargon last year, Madison Financial Group is rebranding. From March 2020, Madison Financial Group will be known as Sargon Adviser Services, as the Sargon subsidiary continues to incorporate itself within the technology company. ...

Former CBA exec takes over at Optus

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
Optus deputy chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has been appointed as the new head of the telecommunications giant, after just nine months with the company. She takes over the reins from Allen Lew, who led Optus since October 2014. Lew will oversee ...

Industry fund previews new insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
A $57 billion industry superannuation fund has revealed details of its new group insurance offering, having transitioned to a new provider as of this month. As of December 1, the group insurance available to Rest members is provided by TAL after the ...

Rest climate risk case goes to trial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
A three-day trial has been scheduled for the landmark case brought against Rest by member Mark McVeigh. The case, related to climate change risks, will have its day in court with a three-day trial scheduled for the week commencing 20 July 2020. The ...

Chief economist update: Chinese green shoots?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
It might be a mere 0.2 point above the line but it was indication enough that China's manufacturing sector has stopped contracting. The official National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) China manufacturing PMI increased to a reading of 50.2 in November ...

FICAP announces 2020 charity partner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program has announced its 2020 charity partner. FICAP hosted its annual Sponsor and Charity Launch event last week, announcing SHINE for Kids as its newest charity partner from 2020. Incoming FICAP chairman Marnie ...

Vale David Smith

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
HESTA director and former Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees president David Smith is being remembered as an inspirational leader. Smith, who was also general secretary of the Australian Services Union, passed away suddenly on November ...

ASIC eyes claims handling

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
Total and permanent disability insurance and the claims handling processes of insurers are well within ASIC's sights. Following the release of an ASIC review into TPD which found significant, industry wide problems with product design and claims handling ...

Chief economist update: The PBOC stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
Faced with slowing growth and above target inflation, what's a central bank to do? In the case of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), it's going for growth. In a surprise move, the Chinese central bank cut its seven-day reverse repo rate ...