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Former Spectrum chief cops additional bans

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... key person for Spectrum - once home to close to 100 advisers. Spectrum was the subsidiary of the now-defunct Freedom Insurance Group. It closed in 2019 when it could no longer meet a key person requirement for its AFSL. In 2018 Freedom said it would ...

Link names head of insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
Link Group hired a new lead for insurance who recently finished up at TAL Australia. Phil Angelico is now part of Link's retirement and superannuation solutions (RSS) unit, taking on the position of head of insurance in September. He is responsible ...

Christian Super enhances insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
Christian Super is reducing insurance premiums for most of its members, saying the offering now better aligns with what is available at other super funds. Premiums will change from November 1 for all occupational categories to better reflect the level ...

Colonial First State seeks MySuper redemption

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... 27.1% over one year while FCES came third with 26.5% over the same period. Members of FCES and CES will also see reduced insurance premiums from the first quarter in 2022 resulting in $40 million in savings. The wealth manager is also facing penalties ...

Actuaries Institute devises director skills checklist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... former APRA deputy chair Ian Laughlin have made recommendations and devised a checklist, specifically aimed at banks and insurance companies, to help avoid issues raised in the Royal Commission. Rafe and Laughlin believe all new board members should ...

Industry mixed over FSC advice framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... Don Trapnell said these proposals make sense but called into question the trustworthiness of the FSC after the Life Insurance Framework (LIF), which the FSC played a key part in. "However, and this is perhaps more of a problem than the FSC is willing ...

Active Super revamps digital experience

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... contributions; find lost super; generate a Centrelink/DVA schedule; request payment of pension; view beneficiaries; review insurance; and switch investments. Also commenting, Link Group chief executive, retirement and superannuation solutions, Dee McGrath ...

AMP Capital appoints chair, deputy for Private Markets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... services in the UK and Australia. He was chief executive of Suncorp from 2009 to 2015 and has since been chair of Sabre Insurance Group and IntegraFin Holdings. He led Sabre and InteraFin to initial public offerings on the London Stock Exchange. Currently ...

FSC to ban occupational exclusions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... enforceable standard that will prohibit the use of exclusions and restrictive disability definitions in default group life insurance for those who are in high-risk occupations. The standard will apply to FSC superannuation and life insurance members ...

Employers unaware of YFYS, stapling: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... reasons for members to contact the funds. Members closer to retirement were more likely to seek financial advice, discuss insurance and investments and were also more likely to report greater trust with the fund as a result of these interactions. "In ...