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Super heatmap findings garner mixed responses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Industry groups, consultants and research houses have reacted to findings about Australia's best and worst performing super funds. APRA heatmaps for MySuper products were released yesterday, exposing many sub-par products, but some in the industry ...

What you read in 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Amid a year of economic turbulence and soaring inflation, Financial Standard's most read stories reveal attention was once again focused on the evolving superannuation sector. The worst performing super products and funds underscore the majority ...

MySuper heatmap reveals sub-par products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
The annual MySuper heatmap shows there are six products that had significantly poor performance in relation to the benchmark. EISS Super's MySuper option, Colonial First State FirstChoice Employer Super, BT Super MySuper, Westpac Group Plan MySuper ...

AMP swoops in on $112m student accom facility

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
AMP Capital has purchased the newly developed 731-bed student accommodation facility from the Australian National University (ANU) for $112 million. The acquisition now makes AMP Capital Australia's largest investor in on-campus student accommodation ...

Vanguard veteran announces retirement

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
Vanguard Australia's executive team member and head of corporate affairs Robin Bowerman will retire at the end of the week after almost 20 years with the firm. Bowerman led the retail, strategy, advocacy and corporate affairs functions during his ...

PPS Mutual unveils new income protection product

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
PPS Mutual has launched a new income protection (IP) insurance product while bolstering its existing offering. The life insurer's new product, IP Prime 70, will allow professionals to cover up to 70% of their income, depending on their income level. ...

Lifespan welcomes markets veteran to investment committee

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
The privately-owned financial advice network has appointed high profile financial markets veteran Jonathan Pain to the Lifespan Investment Committee. Pain brings over 38 years of international investment experience and has led investment teams in London ...

Life insurer claims under regulator watch

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
ASIC has called life insurers to review the accuracy of their systems and controls for claims calculations and payments. This follows theidentification of systems failures in the incorrect applications of consumer price indexations (CPI)'s to life insurance ...

APRA, ASIC concerned over premium increases

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
APRA and ASIC have asked the chief executives of life insurers to explain the continuing increases to retail insurance premiums following complaints from consumers and reportable situations. In a joint letter, the regulators said they're concerned premium ...

PM Capital appoints distribution director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
The former general manager of retail distribution at Challenger has taken on a new role at PM Capital. PM Capital has confirmed the appointment of Luke Cheetham as director of distribution. He will be responsible for the distribution of the firm's ...