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Sunsuper slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... to ensure transparency and comparability," he said. The PYS legislation has prompted other funds to increase fees and insurance premiums. GuildSuper, Childcare Super, AustralianSuper, REI Super and LUCRF Super are some examples.

Group insured, advised clients better off

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
A joint-project on life insurance claims and disputes has revealed group insured and advised clients are better off when it comes to life policies. Just the second publication to use the full data set from ASIC and APRA's initiative since its launch ...

Bristol Street adviser banned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... templated approach while working as an authorised representative of Bristol Street Financial Services. Muscat developed an 'insurance needs calculation template' which recommended clients apply for levels of insurance that were higher than what they ...

Industry funds up premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
Members of two industry superannuation funds will be paying higher group insurance premiums from next week as the Protecting Your Super changes kick into gear. GuildSuper and Childcare Super, which are part of the $1.7 billion Guild Retirement Fund ...

Statewide Super cans merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... and our members. "We will continue to look for ways to deliver greater value, improve returns, and negotiate better insurance cover, and we know that sometimes mergers are the best way to deliver this."

Genetic tests no barrier to life insurance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
A moratorium on genetic testing in the life insurance industry means that Australians can get up to half a million dollars of life cover without disclosing genetic tests. The Financial Services Council approved a moratorium on genetic tests in life ...

OnePath awards $210m in mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... of the transfer are not met by October 17, either ANZ and IOOF can call off the sale. ANZ also sold the OnePath life insurance business to Zurich which completed earlier this month..

Group life premiums topple benefits paid: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... it's no surprise that insurers are fighting hard against the Protecting Your Superannuation (PYS) reforms for opt-in insurance for young people. "Some of these millennials and Gen-Ys are getting slugged with fees of up to 30%." Young members starting ...

Former Westpac adviser permanently banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... consideration when he advised them to switch their superannuation to a product issued by BT and to also take out personal insurance. He also recommended BT insurance and super products to all his clients without investigating their existing products. ...

APRA tighten reins on super fund acquisitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... an RSE must ask APRA for approval. APRA said the proposed change brings superannuation in line with the banking and insurance sectors. Before granting approval, APRA said it must be satisfied the revised ownership structure will not impede the ability ...