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New role for Mercer chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
Outgoing Mercer Australia chief executive Ben Walsh is set to join the executive leadership of one of the nation's largest life insurers. AIA Australia have appointed Walsh as chief life insurance officer, a newly created role that will see the long-time ...

Industry fund boss exits

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
The chief executive of a $6 billion industry superannuation fund is stepping down, with his successor named. Graeme Russell will walk away from the top job at Media Super on April 6, after more than seven years with the industry super fund. Russell ...

APRA heat map update in doubt

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
APRA's June update to the MySuper heat map is in question, as the prudential regulator suspends the majority of its supervisory and policy initiatives to zero in on the health of its regulated entities amid COVID-19. The prudential regulator has ...

Australia to lean on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
The superannuation sector has been called on to act as a key pillar in Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the early release of super a central tenet of the government's new policy initiatives. The government's latest suite ...

FPA advocates for reduced pension minimums

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is keeping itself busy amid COVID-19 uncertainty, with chief executive Dante De Gori urging the government to consider moves to ease the pressure on retirees, just weeks after he had an audience with the ...

Call for pause on default insurance changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
A prominent law firm is calling for upcoming changes to default insurance within superannuation to be postponed, as the COVID-19 pandemic increases the chance Australians will need to rely on the cover automatically provided by their super fund. Slater ...

ClearView rated stable

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
In its first ever Fitch rating, ClearView Wealth has been declared stable. ClearView Wealth has picked up a long-term issuer default rating of BBB from credit rating issuer Fitch, the wealth manager's first rating by the firm. According to Fitch, both ...

APRA locks in mid-year heat map update

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
APRA has committed to releasing an updated portion of its controversial MySuper heat map in June to reflect the actions of superannuation trustees over the seven months since its initial release. The prudential regulator is set to release an updated ...

FASEA exam to go online

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has cancelled the scheduled April adviser exam, with advisers set to take it online as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on. FASEA has been forced to cancel its April face-to-face exams. Recognising the ...

Iress swoops on UK pension researcher

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
Financial services software provider Iress picked up a UK-based investment and pension research software provider boasting over 2000 clients. Iress has acquired the UK's O&M Systems, an investment and pension research software provider with more than ...