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Hume calls out ERS fake news

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... Having so much coverage within super is a good start but there's more that can be done," Hume replied. In the next session, TAL chief executive Brett Clark, AIA chief executive Damien Mu and MLC Insurance chief life insurance officer Sean McCormack discussed ...

Calls for broad default life insurance system

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... to allow for greater access. The Choice and Assess to Life Insurance (CALI) campaign, includes members from AIA, MLC Life, TAL and Zurich plus the Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association of Australia. A research paper released ...

European robo-adviser eyes Australia, taps Westpac exec

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
The former head of Westpac's private banking business has brought a Belgium-based robo-adviser down under, and says industry super funds, major banks, broker businesses and dealer groups are already knocking at the door. With its Asia Pacific operations ...

State Street warns of dot-com parallels

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
State Street Global Advisors has warned the current rally in equities markets parallels that of the dot-com boom, as price to earnings multiples continue to expand. Since the March 23 low, the ASX All Technology Index, which features the likes of buy-now-pay-later ...

Hearts and Minds but no ratings

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
Listed impact investment vehicle Hearts and Minds Investments has returned more than 26% on a 12-month basis, while also donating $4.1 million to medical research. Yet, the fund has faced major roadblocks when it comes to receiving a rating. The investment ...

Aware Super unaware of members with disabilities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
First State Super's planned rebrand to Aware Super last week ran into trouble when the fund failed to disseminate the information in formats accessible to all members. A First State Super member, who has a hearing impairment, wrote to the fund's ...

FSC appoints four to board

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... wealth management business leaders, including MLC Wealth chief executive Geoff Lloyd, Mercer chief executive David Bryant, TAL Group chief executive Brett Clark, AIA chief executive Damien Mu, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank head of wealth Paul Rohan, Challenger ...

Research slams ADL definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... the use of ADLs. Hannover Re said it is working towards the removal of the ADL definition from policies. A spokesperson for TAL said it is working with super funds to develop alternatives to ADLs. "In 2018 TAL worked with Cbus to develop its 'Everyday ...

Melburnians back in the lockup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
All of Metropolitan Melbourne will be back in lockdown before the clock strikes midnight tonight. Victoria's Department of Health and Human Services advises that from 11:59pm, 8 July 2020, Melburnians will only be allowed to leave home for four ...

New player in geared, index-shorting ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
After BetaShares' success in attracting investors to its geared, index-shorting ETFs during COVID's market decline, another player is getting ready to throw its hat in the ring. ETF Securities is set to launch new ETFs based on the NASDAQ 100 ...