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YFYS test results not a fair representation: Frontier

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... product for members. "Then of course there are a range of other factors unrelated to investment performance, such as insurance and service delivery, for members to consider. Not incorporating a more complete set of variables could, and we would argue ...

Cbus changes insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
The industry superannuation fund has informed members the premiums they pay for death and total and permanent disablement cover is changing. Cbus has issued new premium prices across its manual, electech, non-manual and professional categories which ...

Life insurer wins RAC mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... doing the right thing," he said. RAC has 1.2 million members and will access NobleOak's products from late 2021. RAC insurance general manager of product sales Damien Van Pelt said RAC is a purpose-led organisation that strives to to deliver great ...

APRA outlines remuneration standard

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
The prudential regulator released its final standard for remuneration across superannuation, banking and insurance which could see individuals lose their bonus in the event of poor risk conduct. Cross-industry Prudential Standard CPS 511 Remuneration ...

ASIC outlines corporate plan

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... the industry for compliance with standards Such as the Financial Accountability Regime, reforms in superannuation and insurance, breach reporting, and the design and distribution obligations. In terms of its focus on unmet advice needs, ASIC will continue ...

ClearView offloads advice unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... adviser practices with 106 financial advisers using its services. After the divestment, ClearView will have its life insurance and wealth management businesses left. "The deal with Centrepoint Alliance provides the combined entity with immediate scale ...

Cost of retirement increases

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... retirees have begun to accelerate following a period when COVID-19 led suspensions or delays in key costs such as health insurance," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. ASFA adjusted for one-off changes to All Groups Consumer Price Index items, such ...

APRA expands life insurance data reporting

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
APRA will publish more of life insurance data across its quarterly statistical reports. The prudential regulator said it will release more of the life insurance and general insurance data it collects in a bid to promote greater transparency and efficiency ...

Updated life code released

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
The Financial Services Council (FSC) released the second draft of the Life Insurance Code of Practice 2.0 for public consultation. The latest draft of the code was released today, incorporating feedback from the first draft's consultation. The FSC has ...

Every super fund should cover every occupation: FSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
The Financial Services Council is consulting on solutions for group insurance cover for members working in hazardous occupations after stapling. FSC said if a MySuper product's default life insurance cover has occupations-based exclusions, a member ...