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Default insurance likely to go: Silk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... Conference in Melbourne, Silk promoted his belief that insurance premiums were increasing across the industry as more Australians claim on their cover and less of those claims get denied. Silk said there had to be another way, because premiums could ...

TAL launching new product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... difficult for many people to get cover and it can be a long process." He added that TAL hopes the product will mean more Australians who have diabetes can access life insurance cover. "TAL's specialised protection product will enable a larger number ...

Financial services the most unethical industry

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... hearings. The research - a survey of more than 1000 people with different political and socio-economic backgrounds - asked Australians about their perceptions of ethical issues and conduct, and found even the media is considered more ethical than financial ...

Super funds could boost returns by 59bps: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... "Similarly, in the face of unpredictable investment markets, funds, who are stewards of the retirement savings of Australians, have an opportunity to start with what they can control; investment taxes and transaction costs." Williams suggests that confusion ...

Westpac chief believes in financial advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... members of parliament that he believes providing financial advice to Australian consumers is important and that all Australians should have access to good, cost-effective, unconflicted financial advice. Speaking to the House of Representatives Standing ...

Actuaries develop retiree rule of thumb

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... 2% - leaving them with an annual drawdown of $28,000. Actuaries Institute president Nicolette Rubinsztein said many Australians can afford to live better in retirement than they actually do, but don't have enough confidence to draw down more money from ...

Is EM an investor's saving grace?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... years ago RBA governor Phillip Lowe said very low rates are nothing to aspire to, and yet here we are," Doyle said. "Australians, especially those with SMSFs, are turning to global markets on the hunt for yield and going into riskier markers to search ...

Antares hires from Gandel family office

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... the Antares Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund. "Investors and advisers are attracted to the Ex-20 strategy given many Australians hold direct shares in many of the top 20 stocks, and are looking to supplement those holdings with a professionally-managed ...

Sunsuper, QSuper confirm merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
The two industry funds are in talks over a possible merger, one which would see the creation of Australia's largest superannuation fund. Queensland-based industry superannuation funds Sunsuper and QSuper have confirmed they are locked in discussions ...

AFCA appoints chief operating officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... the ATO's strategy and client experience work in the individual taxpayer market with a client base of nine million Australians." Untersteiner said he is thrilled to be joining AFCA at this pivotal time. "AFCA's remit is broad and complex, and the organisation ...