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Vale David Smith

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... services sector and experience drawn from more than 25 years passionately defending and advancing the rights of working Australians. He also had a broad knowledge and understanding of the superannuation industry, he will be deeply missed by all of us ...

Life risk insurance not profitable: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... Royal Commission. A well-functioning, sustainable, accessible and trusted life insurance industry is important for all Australians, particularly for the more vulnerable members of our society, she added. "Leaders in this industry must continue their ...

Mental health costs insurers $750m per year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... of mental illness related claims." SuperFriends' Indicators of a Thriving Workplace Survey showed that one in two Australians have experienced, or are experiencing, a mental health condition. "The research showed that of that 43% have reported that work ...

Cbus, UniSuper back new housing bond

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... pleased to invest in NHFIC bonds that meet our investment risk-return criteria and fund new housing construction for Australians in need." ANZ, UBS and Westpac were the joint lead arrangers for the bond issue. King & Wood Mallesons was the legal advisers. ...

Underperformers should not be allowed new members: Silk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
Australians should not be able to be defaulted into or even be able to choose to enter an underperforming superannuation fund, according to AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on ...

Super Fund of the Year named

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
Australia's biggest super fund has been crowned fund of the year at this year's Rainmaker SelectingSuper awards in Melbourne this morning. The $167 billion AustralianSuper took home the coveted title. Rainmaker executive director of research ...

Flaws in Grattan SG research: Report

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... Earlier this year, Melbourne-based Grattan Institute garnered attention when it argued that an SG increase would leave Australians worse off. Stanford's paper says that Grattan's model incorrectly assumes that wages adjust fully and immediately ...

ASIC eyes claims handling

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... insurance." She said that the premiums charged on this junk insurance are needlessly eroding the super balances of Australians. Curtis said ASIC found a withdrawn claim rate of 12% and points to the restrictive definitions as the possible cause of that ...

FSC, ISA face off over APRA heat map

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... at different funds and products, and have confidence they are comparing apples with apples," Dean said. "Too many Australians are still missing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement savings due to the chronic underperformance of some ...

AustralianSuper appoints regional head for US

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
The $170 billion superannuation fund has named its regional head of US, as it gears up to open an office in New York. Susan Alexander will lead the new office, the opening of which AustralianSuper has flagged previously. Alexander is a long-time AustralianSuper ...