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Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine and Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
It's quite a delicate balance - akin to the "will it, won't it" speculations on Fed policy decisions BC (before COVID) - but it appears that the dying days of 2020 swing between optimism and pessimism depending on which side of the bed financial ...

Industry fund names new group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... a decade. The mandate was instead awarded to AIA, commencing January 1. Under the new arrangement, the cost of unitised death and TPD cover will change to age-based premiums. As a result, some members may see an increase to their premiums, while others ...

Super fund increases premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... insurance across the board at the turn of the New Year. Most QSuper members will see income protection cover go up 31%, while death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover will increase between 40-45% from 1 January 2021. One exception, income ...

Successor fund transfer finalised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... insurance when age or salaries changed, but Sunsuper adjusts insurance twice annually. Sunsuper does not offer non-lapsing death benefit nominations, while the IAG & NRMA plan did.

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
"Voices singing, let's be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rockin' around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancin' merrily..." - Brenda Lee It's not even December yet but Wall Street's already "Rockin' ...

Club Plus announces insurance changes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... significant changes to its insurance offering with group insurer OnePath. From 1 January 2021, members will see premiums on death, total and permanent disability and income protection cover reduce. Club Plus is also removing the insurance administration ...

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
"Curb your enthusiasm" was the overriding message from the world's top three central bankers at the annual ECB Forum on Central Banking 2020, held online on November 11-12. The head honchos of the US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and the ...

Sunsuper ups TPD premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... been removed to make it easier for members to get insurance. Many members will also see premium reductions, especially for death cover and, in some cases, income protection cover, chief financial officer Jason Sommer said. "As a profit-for-members fund ...

The hits you don't see hurt the most: Aviva

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... course, far easier said than done. Conversations about the demise of the high street began to blur into discussions on the death of offices. "But as long-term investors, we must look through the upside-down world we are experiencing today to a more positive ...

Chief economist update: Not out of the woods

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
The US has reversed its biggest economic contraction in history with the sharpest recovery on record. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that the country's GDP increased at annualised rate of 33.1% in the September 2020 quarter following ...