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Lying rife in life insurance applications

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
Nearly 20% of Australians have lied on their life insurance application to get a cheaper policy, new research shows. Comparison site Finder's latest research revealed 3.8 million people have lied on their life insurance application. Men were found to ...

MySuper performance soars

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... "We have reduced investment fees by $400M since 2017 which has helped add to our returns," Fok said. "Obviously we would love to see strong double-digit returns like this every year but indications are that conditions will become tougher."

Westpac sells NZ life business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
Westpac announced the sale of its New Zealand life insurance arm, finding a buyer in Fidelity Life Assurance, which is backed by NZ Super Fund. The institution is selling the life insurance division for NZ$400 million ($373 million) in addition to a ...

Tribeca hires chief executive from Citi

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... Adam's experience to help develop Tribeca into the future," he said. "Over time, I was slowly being dragged away from what I love most, investing in businesses. This allows me to strengthen my focus there with confidence that all the things that need ...

Chief economist update: Local and foreign love affair with Australian property

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... Foreign Investment Review Board's (FIRB) 2019-20 annual report shows that just like Australians, foreigners are also in love with our local property market. The FIRB approved a total of 7496 applications for the purchase of commercial and residential ...

Stonehouse acquires risk advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
Stonehouse Financial Group has acquired the books of a long-serving risk adviser who will leave the industry to pursue other interests. Financial adviser Greg Owen has sold his practice GJO Financial Services for an undisclosed amount to Jeremy Chiel ...

Chief economist update: US inflation may not be as transitory as the Fed believes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
We really do see what we want to see and hear what we want to hear... and rationalise accordingly. How else does one explain the US equity market's opposing reaction to the two most important indicators the Fed watches in determining its next policy ...

Finance workers to quit over flexibility

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
A significant amount of banking and financial services workers are likely to leave their current job if they are not offered flexibility, new research from EY shows. EY data showed 62% of financial services workers will quit their role if they cannot ...

Vanguard Super appoints board

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
Vanguard has appointed a four-person board for its forthcoming superannuation product, to be chaired by Peggy O'Neal. The board for Vanguard Super Pty Ltd will include Jeremy Duffield, Anne Flanagan and Cynthia Lui. O'Neal is a former partner at law ...

Atlas Wealth launches mortgage brokerage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... "Jeremy is originally from Melbourne but is a former expat himself who was based over in New York for a number of years. We love knowing that he understands the difficulties expats can face when obtaining a mortgage or refinancing," APAC managing director ...