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MLC Life appoints executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
MLC Life has appointed a new chief life insurance officer, as Sean McCormack gets ready for a February 26 departure. The role is going to Michael Rogers, who has worked as QSuper's general manager for insurance while it set up its own insurer QInsure. ...

Fund supports deidentified recruitment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
Future Super, the $1 billion ethical retail fund, has shared how its deidentified recruitment has helped boost diversity - after mixed results last year. Future Super head of group strategy Veronica Sherwood-Meares said on LinkedIn that Future Super ...

ISA calls SG increase delay a tax grab

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
Industry Super Australia says a failure to make the planned increase of the super guarantee to 12% compulsory is a "tax grab" by the government. According to ISA, making the increase to 12% optional will result in the average Australian family paying ...

PNG super fund to evict settlers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
Papua New Guinea's largest superannuation fund claimed victory over a small community which had settled on land owned by the fund more than two decades ago. Bushwara, a community outside of Port Moresby, was issued eviction notices by Nambawan Super ...

HESTA hikes group insurance premiums again

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
For the second time in a year, the $52 billion superannuation fund is increasing the total cost of its standard group insurance cover for members. HESTA's standard insurance cover -- which eligible members automatically receive upon signing up unless ...

The barriers to limited advice: Licensees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
The increasing cost of delivering financial advice coupled with lack of guidance and strategy documents are the major barriers to limited advice, according to licensees. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) latest consultation ...

FASEA urges advisers to maximise exam sittings

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
With the window to complete the FASEA exam narrowing, financial advisers are being urged to maximise the number of attempts they make. In correspondence with the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP), FASEA chief executive ...

David Atkin joins ME Bank board

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021
Former Cbus Super chief executive David Atkin, who r ecently joined AMP Capital, has just added a board position at ME Bank. David Atkin joined the industry-fund-owned bank's board as a non-executive director on January 1, alongside Westpac's ...

New year, new chief for Aviva Investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
Aviva Investors has named a new global chief to replace Euan Munro with immediate effect. Aviva announced the appointment of Mark Versey as chief executive of Aviva Investors, saying it is an important step in the delivery of the group's new strategy. ...

SS&C withdraws Link offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 JAN 2021
Link Group confirmed SS&C has withdrawn its takeover proposal. The SS&C Technology holdings proposal, announced in October 2020, offered $5.65 per share for 100% of Link via a scheme of arrangement, after the original offer of $4.96 was rejected by ...