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Hostplus freezes premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... accounts decrease. REI Super, Tasplan, legalsuper and Intrust Super all recently increased premiums on various types of cover. In August, Hostplus increased the premiums on optional income protection insurance for a small pool of its members by 73.7% ...

Willis Towers Watson director departs for LIC

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
Wilson Asset Management has nabbed Willis Towers Watsons' director of manager research and head of real assets Australia after a decade with the financial services giant, set to lead the investment manager's new alternative assets strategy. Dania Zinurova ...

OneVue encourages Iress takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
The OneVue board has encouraged shareholders to vote in favour of the takeover proposal put forward by Iress after another shareholder started a campaign against the scheme. In a letter, the OneVue board said it has become aware of recent media coverage ...

ClearView pushes ahead with SFT

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... HUB24 to oversee its $7.9 billion super portfolio. "Your client's insurance policy will continue, with the same insurer, cover and options. ClearView Life Assurance will remain the policy administrator and day-to-day adviser arrangements will continue ...

BT cuts fees, premiums for super members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... insurance arrangements to ensure they continue to meet the needs of our members," BT said. BT Super members with essential cover for death and TPD will enjoy a premium decrease of 8.4%. Those with BT Super Lifetime Insurance death and TPD cover will ...

AMP Capital included in UNPRI Leaders Group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... assessment responsibilities relating to climate issues, UNPRI said. "They review strategies and policies on climate which cover the entire investment process, from investment beliefs to evaluation, and set priorities and review targets," it said. "We ...

REI Super ups insurance premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... standard rates on death and total and permanent disability (TPD) will increase from $1.66 a week to $2.12 a week. Death only cover for those members will increase from 86 cents a week to $1.03. For members on non-standard rates, death and TPD cover will ...

Super industry cautious on more reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... that there may be individuals who find themselves uninsurable because they are stapled to a fund whose insurance does not cover their occupation," Scheerlinck said. "There is no place for underperformance in defaults but the government has failed to ...

New deputy Aussie equities head at Aberdeen Standard

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
Aberdeen Standard Investments has appointed a new deputy head of Australian equities, after Michelle Lopez replaced Robert Penaloza as the head last year. Natalie Tam is moving into the role after 15 years on the team. She first joined Aberdeen as an ...

Media Super names new chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
Long-serving chair of Media Super Gerard Noonan is retiring at the end of the month as the $6 billion fund continues its due diligence in merger talks with $52 billion fellow industry fund Cbus. Susan Heaney is set to step into the role, with Media ...