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Super fund appoints new insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Having had separate insurance arrangements to date, next year will see Equip and Catholic Super adopt the same insurer - putting an end to some longstanding arrangements. Effective 1 July 2022, members of Equip and Catholic Super will be covered by ...

AIOFP blasts 'elitist' young advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... many advisers as possible of any description from the consumer relationship to please Liberal donors and all forms of insurance was high on the list. Financial starvation and intimidation were their weapons of choice, and it was expertly implemented ...

ESSSuper chief executive joins MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
... insurer as it restructures. Effective 3 January 2022, Mark Puli will exit the fund and take on the role of chief group insurance officer at MLC Life. Following a review, the group insurance function will become a separate, standalone business reporting ...

APRA tells Christian Super to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
... in July, the fund reduced its fees for the second time in a year. Following the results it then made changes to its insurance offering. Just last month APRA gave similar orders to EISS Super, saying it must merge by 30 June 2022. It followed an investigation ...

Goldman Sachs backs disability housing scheme in $137m deal

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... million. Rental income in the niche specialist disability accommodation (SDA) sector is backed by the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Goldman Sachs will join existing Synergis investors including the Paul Ramsay Foundation, HESTA, Laurie Macri's ...

Proposed reforms could simplify advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... reframed is also in the firing line The ALRC asks if the definition of 'retail clients' should be applied to general insurance products, superannuation products, retirement savings account products, and traditional trustee company services. While the ...

New financial crisis standards proposed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... resolution planning gets to the very heart of APRA's purpose to protect the financial interests of bank depositors, insurance policyholders and superannuation members," he said. "Although Australia has one of the strongest and most stable financial systems ...

Backlash after 'unprecedented' ASIC action against Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... ASIC cased did not include an ASIC penalty proceeding commenced in April this year over mis-selling of consumer credit insurance. Slater and Gordon practice group leader Andrew Paull said if the bank was 'walking the talk' they would remediate the victims ...

ClearView recruits chief claims officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... 10 years at ANZ in senior claims roles prior to the merger. At ClearView, she reports to the general manager of life insurance Gerard Kerr. "With over 25 years of financial services experience, including the past 12 years in senior claims roles at Zurich ...

ASIC files numerous cases against Westpac

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... penalty proceedings against Westpac for widespread compliance failures in its banking, wealth, superannuation and general insurance businesses. The six matters filed relate to charging fees to deceased customers; distributing duplicate insurance policies ...