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Group insured, advised clients better off

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... cover saw individual non-advised register 82% admittance, with just 19% for advised clients. However, group insurance was the top performer, scoring 98% admittance for death claims, 88% for TPD and 96% for disability income insurance, topping the pile ...

OnePath awards $210m in mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... where stocks tend to be under researched. In particular, they have consistently exceeded the S&P/ASX 300 A-REIT benchmark (top quartile) over rolling three years," OnePath said. "They are a small to medium size player in this market and are able to enter ...

Group life premiums topple benefits paid: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
The amount of premiums group insurers charge have outweighed benefit payments by a whopping $21 billion over the last five years, Rainmaker analysis reveals. Using APRA data of industry and retail superannuation funds and their respective life insurers ...

Super fund amends constitution

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... strategy including ensuring that the protection of the best interests of members and delivering strong member outcomes is the top priority in a challenging financial environment". LGS will continue to work with APRA to further enhance governance, performance ...

Future Super to offer investment app

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... Super said. The app was built in collaboration with Future Energy Artists - also known as FEAT - a group of Australia's top musical artists who share a vision "that artists and the music industry could invest in renewables as a powerful response ...

Culture isn't everything: ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... same treatment as their underlings when things go awry. "Ask yourself the question, what action is taken against leaders or top performers who don't uphold a company's values?" Price said. "Because, in my view, there's nothing more corrosive in an organisation ...

Best-performing funds with least risk

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... slipped down the ranks when the risk metrics were considered, while Legg Mason Martin Currie Select Opps Fund broke into the top five products in the category. The research considered the annualised return of the product after fees and six risk measures ...

Former First State chief joins TCorp

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
The former chief executive of First State Super has joined the board of TCorp. Michael Dwyer has been appointed as a director of the New South Wales public sector's investment partner, TCorp. Taking on the vacant seat left by former Sydney Water chief ...

Wealth firm trims Aussie shares

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
A Melbourne wealth firm run by a former NAB Private Wealth executive has trimmed its allocations to Australian shares as it takes a bearish view on midcaps. Hamilton Wealth Management advises on about $500 million for high net worth clients. It took ...

Blue chips hit board diversity target

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
The boards of the top 200 ASX-listed companies have reached the 30% gender diversity target set four years ago. According to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, 30% of ASX200 boards comprise female directors. More than 40 companies currently ...