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Portfolio insurance provides strong protection: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... have severe consequences for retirement savings," Xu said. Xu evaluated the performance of two major types of portfolio insurance strategies, option-based versus constant proportion, which are used on a defined contribution (DC) fund that targets a minimum ...

Managed funds recover FUM losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... increase is attributed to its takeover of ANZ's retail funds whereas AMP's decrease was impacted by the sale of its life insurance business to Resolution Life. Gross inflows for the year to June 2020 were $192.2 billion, up 6.9% from the previous 12 ...

Tasplan raises IP premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... Tasplan attributed the increase to the trio of recent legislative reforms, current economic environment and increase in insurance benefits being paid to members. It said it has fewer insured members covered by its group insurance policies after changes ...

SMSF claim over Dreamworld deaths hits snag

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... the Thunder River Rapids ride. Ardent Leisure and its subsidiaries were asked to hand over an intercompany guarantee, insurance documents and insurance related correspondence. However, a judge dismissed the application after finding that Ingram and Tulloch ...

Australian Ethical rejigs insurance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
Australian Ethical has made a raft of changes to the terms and conditions in its superannuation insurance offering. The ethical super fund has issued a significant event notice to its members outlining the changes to default death and total permanent ...

Legalsuper appoints executive, increases premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... welcomed a new executive manager of member experience formerly of Cbus. It comes as the fund prepares to also increase insurance premiums for its almost 40,000-strong membership. Carrie Norman has joined legalsuper as executive manager, member experience ...

Australian Unity adds to leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... care residents, home care customers and the employees who support them, the provision of hardship relief for health insurance and banking customers, and the effect of tightened economic circumstances and the equity market downturn on the financial position ...

MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... various definitions life insurers use. ClaimRight founder William Johns was assisting a client with MS in accessing the insurance she held through several super funds when he realised that, thanks to CommInsure's definition of MS in its group policies ...

ERS sees Cbus members forfeit TPD cover

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... Cbus members, having withdrawn their entire balance and seeing the cancellation of their total permanent disability insurance. Speaking at the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics Cbus chief executive Justin Arter said members are ...

ASIC delays RG97 again

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... the identification and treatment of derivative costs. The changes are also applicable to issuers of investment life insurance products, and operators of investor directed portfolio services (IDPSs) and managed discretionary account (MDA) services. "Trustees ...