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Zurich launches new TPD option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... and wealth of Australians has - Zurich now has a solution that allows you to tailor TPD protection to be more aligned to modern client needs, affordable, and fit for purpose," Zurich said. Zurich said the new offering is an industry first. The option ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... done with consideration to introducing paid gender-inclusive reproductive leave in the National Employment Standards and modern awards, the committee said. Several employers in Australia already offer leave entitlements of this nature, including Cbus ...

Government consults on laxing legacy super product rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... were converted from earlier legacy products. Lifetime and life-expectancy products provide far less flexibility than more modern account-based income streams in terms of valuation and payments setting, according to an explanatory statement issued by ...

Australians robbed of super savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
Australians are being cheated out of $5.1 billion annually in superannuation, according to an analysis from the Super Members Council. SMC modelling showed that nearly three million people were denied $5.1 billion in superannuation entitlements in just ...

APRA reorganises as it sets sights on superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... our risk teams - which enables greater knowledge transfer and capability development. "APRA will continue to evolve as a modern and future-focused regulator that retains its best-practice standing amongst global peers and continues to deliver on its ...

ASIC locks eyes on super industry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... "Our latest Corporate Plan and strategic priorities represent the next step of ASIC's transformation journey to being a modern, confident and ambitious regulator."

Acquisitions boost WT Financial Group results

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
Major acquisitions, including the takeover of Millennium3, helped WT Financial Group (WTL) boost performance in the 2024 financial year. Releasing preliminary results this morning, WTL founder and managing director Keith Cullen said revenue for the ...

Barings, Rest break ground on $400m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... venture to around $1 billion. In December 2023, the venture acquired its first seed asset for $94 million, two fully leased modern warehouses across 46,934 GLA in the established industrial precinct of Truganina, in Western Melbourne. In June this year ...

Resolution Life Australasia adds to partnerships, product team

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... with MetLife, Swiss Re, CommInsure and Colonial First State. Resolution Life said he will spearhead consumers' access to modern and sustainable products, facilitate future opportunities and consolidate crucial relationships with financial advisers across ...

Consultation opens on tax practitioners' registration

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
Treasury has opened consultation on reforming the registration framework for tax practitioners, reviewing the key areas of education, qualification, and experience requirements. The consultation is part of the government's response to the PwC tax ...