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Life insurer wins RAC mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
A boutique life insurer has won a mandate from the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia. NobleOak chief executive Anthony Brown said the partnership is an important strategic milestone for the insurer. "Distribution agreements with strategic partners ...

Older Australians overlooking age care costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
Only 14% of older Australians have prepared for their aged care costs, according to a joint survey from Challenger and National Seniors Australia. The research received more than 5000 responses from Australians 50 years old and above. It found respondents ...

BNZ chief executive moves back to NAB

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
The big four bank appointed the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) chief executive to group chief digital, data & analytics officer and named her replacement. Angela Mentis will report to NAB Group chief executive Ross McEwan and will deliver digital products ...

Elston hires head of philanthropic services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
The private wealth firm has welcomed a new head of philanthropic services, bringing 20 years' experience in similar roles. Susan Chenoweth has taken the role at Elston, joining from Australian Philanthropic Services where she served as head of the APS ...

Actuaries Institute releases retirement policy review

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
Over 200 actuaries provided feedback for a new policy paper from the Actuaries Institute which is recommending a superannuation guarantee rate of 10-12%, earlier access to retirement savings and disincentives for pension lump sums and bequests. Securing ...

80% of instos find sustainability difficult

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
A survey of institutional investors, representing $26.8 trillion in assets, conducted by Schroders has found 80% of global institutional investors find sustainability challenging. Schroders surveyed 750 institutional investors, including 205 in Asia ...

New role for Future Super co-founder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
The former chief executive and co-founder of Future Super has a new role with a green financier. Kirstin Hunter has been appointed chief people, risk and legal officer at Brighte. Brighte is a green financier which last year raised $100 million led ...

APRA issues guidance on lifecycle products for performance test

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
APRA has issued guidance on how it will administer the Your Future, Your Super performance test for lifecycle MySuper options that make changes within the option or transition to a new option. The regulator has the power to make determinations on combining ...

HESTA hires technology strategist

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
A technology and transformation expert has joined the $64 billion superannuation fund as it ramps up its digital offering. This week, Peter Lawrence joined HESTA as senior technology and digital strategist. Lawrence has worked across the public and ...

Perpetual ups acquisition liability

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
Perpetual will need to fork out more cash for its Barrow Hanley acquisition as it revalues the remuneration paid to staff. The firm originally estimated that the amount of incentive compensation accrued to be $2.1 million. This has jumped to $10.2 million. ...