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FSU secures super pay increases

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... was pleased with the result and the increases reflect the hard work and contribution made by employees across banking insurance and super funds. "Rewarding employees for the important contribution that they make towards the positive outcomes for customers ...

Insurance premiums soar at Qantas Super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
Customers of Qantas Super will see their insurance premiums rise substantially come 1 August 2020 now that the super fund has officially switched insurers to MetLife. The fund blamed a range of factors for the increase, mostly surrounding the effects ...

First State to dump $40m of thermal coal holdings

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... said. "We have seen over the past 10 years significant volatility in value of thermal coal miners, and increasingly insurance companies are signally their intent to exit this sector in response to medium-term climate-related risks. "Divestment from thermal ...

Generation gap opens up in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... KPMG surveyed more than 1500 consumers in May to ask them about their experiences of super, financial advice and life insurance. The results found 80% of consumers now want digital financial advice rather than traditional face to face offerings. COVID-19 ...

Qantas Super awards insurance mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... Qantas Super mandate with the super fund announcing a new mandate. Qantas Super announced MetLife has been awarded the insurance mandate, effective July 1, 2020. The fund said it was pleased to welcome the global insurer, saying the COVID-19 pandemic ...

BT un-aligns group insurance, awards mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
Westpac's BT super has awarded a group insurance mandate, switching members away from Westpac Life Insurance Services. AIA Australia has been appointed as the new group insurer, with the change coming into effect from 1 July 2020. The change will impact ...

Vale Ian Perkins

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... Perkins was responsible for all of the firm's asset owner clients, including pension and sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and central banks. In this role, he was delivered strategy, P&L, markets and product solutions to these asset owner ...

AMP should stop whining: Slater and Gordon

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... the prevalence of class actions in Australia was driving up the cost of doing business here and of public indemnity insurance.. "Mr De Ferrari runs an organisation that somehow managed to claim a gold medal for disgrace at the banking Royal Commission ...

AFCA sees 14% rise in complaints

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... Authority has reported a 13.7% rise in monthly complaints in the last financial year with most being about superannuation, insurance claims and credit. Australians in dispute with their super fund, bank, insurer or financial firm lodged more than 80,000 ...

Equipsuper, corporate fund merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... that it's anticipated members will benefit from improved investment opportunities and continuation of favourable insurance arrangements. Members will also see reduced fees. According to Rainmaker analysis, PRP members have been paying total fees ...