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AXA to launch blended premium insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... policy. This cost is less than the initial fee for a level premium policy. The cost of the premium rises as the policyholder ages but it's capped at around age 40, compared to a stepped premium that becomes more expensive as the policyholder gets older. ...

Jobs full recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... Australia would take in 140,000 immigrants in 2005-06, 20,000 more than last year and the biggest number for 35 years. Rules on ages and English proficiency will be relaxed. Backpackers who spend at least three months picking fruit or working on farms ...

GMO head of Aussie equities departs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
Ric Suvak has left his role as head of Australian Equities at GMO Australia this week for undisclosed reasons - leaving more than $4 billion of funds under management to a member of the group's domestic equities team. Geoff Wells, who was previously ...

HLB Mann Judd search for Henry clues

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... we can't always assume foreign savings will be there to make up the difference; especially as the Australian populations ages 'the level of domestic savings matters'," said Dare. Therefore, potential reforms might include the reduction or elimination ...

Men behaving womanly

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... since the previous investigation was almost 50 per cent higher for males than for females over the childhood and young adult ages," it said. This means that males born today can expect to live to the ripe old age of 79 versus females at 84 years old. ...

Asset Super improves member insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... automatic stage cover improvements and lower fixed cover premiums.The enhancement includes automatic stage cover increases at ages 23 and again at age 28 for eligible members and increased insured sums for death and Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) ...

Super is not for winning votes

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
Australians boast a world-class superannuation system - but that enviable standing could be lost if the Government keeps using super as a political lever, industry experts warned. In a session about how to build consumer confidence in the superannuation ...

Today is the International Day of Older Persons

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... commitment to the vital work of upholding the United Nations Principles for Older Persons and achieving a society for all ages." According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, a new person is added to Australia's population every 72 seconds and a ...

Asset Super pumps up insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
... life stage increases will also be matched to the amount of Death only or Death & Total and Permanent Disability cover at ages 23 and 28. "These increases are designed to match more closely the protection needs of members at various life stages and counter ...

Seton named fund executive of the year

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
Michael Seton, chief executive at AGEST, has won the Fund Executive Association Limited (FEAL) Fund Executive of the Year. The award, which AMP Capital Investors supports, was presented to Seton for his work in the fund's member services. Seton received ...