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The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Facing dodgy dates, ticking biological clocks and an endless procession of nosey family members asking after their private life, single women have plenty on their plates - and all with a serve of financial disadvantage on the side. Global statistics ...

Australian Retirement Trust lines up another merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
A $2 billion corporate fund is the super giant's latest merger partner, kicking off due diligence last week. Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Alcoa Super to explore a potential successor fund transfer. ...

iShares hires APAC markets and investments lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Future Companies Fund will close. From the High Conviction Australian Equity Fund, Charlie Lanchester, Madeleine Beaumont, and Sam Theodore exited the business. Lanchester will join ASX-listed Hearts & Minds as chief investment officer on April 12.

New relief for reissued life policies

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
ASIC is providing life insurers a conditional relief that will last five years in circumstances where a policy needs to be reissued. The conditional relief pertains to Design and Distribution Obligations for financial products issued before 5 October ...

TAA urges active recruitment for industry sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
The Advisers Association (TAA) is urging the industry to proactively attract more entrants to the profession, starting by working closely with universities and education providers. TAA chief executive Neil Macdonald said advisers should think laterally ...

NEOS named Life Company of the Year

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... top performing insurers in the key touchpoints of underwriting and business support were smaller companies." AFA president Sam Perera said despite the challenges in the sector in recent years, life insurance companies continue to innovate and adapt to ...

Fixed interest ETP issuers hit the gas

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
Fixed interest ETPs were the fastest growing asset class in Australia last year, according to Rainmaker Information. In its latest ETP Report, Rainmaker found in the 12 months to December 2022 the fixed interest (FI) sector grew by 16% to $16 billion ...

CareSuper changes TPD definition, extends cover

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
CareSuper is making a raft of changes to its insurance offering, including a change to the definition of total and permanent disablement (TPD), impacting members who file a claim. CareSuper said its insurer MetLife has made the definition change. Under ...

Inflation decimates retiree purchasing power

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
Inflation is eroding retirees' purchasing power, posing a significant risk to their financial stability. With CPI now at 7.8% as of the December quarter of 2022, inflation has become an increasingly pressing issue for retirees, who worry that their ...

Unpopular funds garner higher returns: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
According to a recent Rainmaker study, investors in international equities are making more money when they invest in products that are in net outflows. The analysis saw Rainmaker compare returns achieved by international equities products, calculated ...