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AustralianSuper increases premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
Australia's largest superannuation fund is bumping up insurance premiums from May 30, less than a year on from the last increase. In a communication sent to members, AustralianSuper said the annual review of the fund's insurance offer was conducted ...

Consumers looking for reassurance: MetLife

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... half saying they have received communication from their superannuation fund. The research looked into behaviour of Australians to understand how the financial services sector can better support them. MetLife said the research shows superannuation fund ...

Economic impact worst since WWII: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... confirms Australia is facing the biggest single hit to its economy and workforce in 75 years, with an extra 1.4 million Australians now out of work. The economic fallout of the pandemic continues to evolve, with Roy Morgan's latest figures showing 27.4% ...

ClearView promotes resilience

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... covering the businesses over the next two years, including base, plausible and severe cases of COVID-19 spreading among Australians. The scenarios consider several business impacts form the spread of the virus, including direct claim impacts using assumed ...

Hostplus responds to PDS controversy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... liquidity to meet early access to super demands, including in an interview with this publication. More than 360,000 Australians have already applied for early access to their super. Hostplus did not provide an estimate of how many of its members are ...

COVID-19 to push life premiums up: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... of life insurers, including how it covers claims on existing policies, and whether new cover will be accessible for Australians. Rice Warner said insurers were responding, but noted that they - like much of the world - are making decisions without and ...

Taxman simplifies work from home deductions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Australians working from home during the COVID-19 shutdown will now be able to claim 80 cents per hour for the rest of this financial year, after changes made by the Australian Taxation Office. The new shortcut method allows workers to claim 80 cents ...

FPA launches benchmarking tool

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... clients," he said. "FPA professional practices have risen to the challenge of this unfolding economic crisis by supporting Australians through what may be the most difficult period in their financial lives. "The FPA READY Index has been designed to give ...

Super should shape up on unlisted valuations: WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Superannuation funds, including AustralianSuper, Hostplus and Rest, have been slashing the value of their unlisted assets - now Willis Towers Watson is interrogating why. In a new paper, Willis Towers Watson senior investment consultant Nick Kelly said ...

Trillion dollar stimulus debt debated

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... eligible for $1500 per-employee in a program designed to keep people employed. The government estimates six million Australians could be eligible for the JobKeeper payment through their employer. "Yesterday afternoon 700,000 businesses had registered ...