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CommInsure wins industry fund mandates

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
CommInsure has won two mandates to provide risk insurance services to industry funds Care Super and Vision Super. Vision Super has appointed CommInsure for the fund's self-insured death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) insurances. This deal ...

Health Super members get insurance boost

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
No longer employed with a registered employer but still with Health Super? New insurance arrangements mean members can still receive cover despite ceasing employment with an employer. Health Super, which had $8 billion-plus in funds under management ...

New board directors for HESTA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... deputy chair and CEO held by women." HESTA is the super fund most often chosen by workers in the health and community service sectors and has $15b in assets. About 84 per cent of its members are women.

HESTA ready for advice boom

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
The $12 billion HESTA Super fund is ready to roll out intra-fund advice to its members following the Government's new legislative changes - a result achieved through its existing financial advice infrastructure. HESTA has had its advice program in place ...

Easier contributions at HESTA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
The $13 billion industry fund HESTA has eased the way for employers to make super contributions following the implementation of the HESTA Super FileManager. According to a June employer report from the fund, the HESTA Super FileManager is an electronic ...

Unions attack retirement age change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
Just as leading Unions have stepped up their battle against lifting the retirement age, the government has been forced to dismiss their claims for special rules for manual workers labelling them unfair. The Australian newspaper today reported that the ...

Court convicts unlicensed Westpoint planner

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
A New South Wales court has sentenced, Keith Rowntree, to 80 hours community service for providing financial advice, which led to clients investing in Westpoint products, without a licence. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

Health Super seeks CIO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
The $7.6 billion industry fund Health Super is looking to appoint a new chief investment officer. Health Super is looking to hire a new CIO who will be responsible for the strategy and performance of investments in excess of $7.5 billion. The candidate ...

AFA nominates 2008 Rising Star

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... Apogee Financial Planning These finalists will be judged in four key areas: provision of advice, business acumen, community service and industry service. Mark Vilo, ING Australia head of dealer groups, said that the award is about promoting best practice. ...

Women dropping out of financial services

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
The Australian financial services industry is losing the war for talent and may not be able to maintain its growth if it is not able to turn the situation around. Its biggest failing has been its inability to attract women with tertiary qualifications ...