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Tasplan raises IP premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... members. It said it has fewer insured members covered by its group insurance policies after changes under Protecting Your Super and Putting Members' Interest First legislations. For example, a 40 year-old member with income protection (two-year benefit) ...

Legalsuper appoints executive, increases premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... insurance fees will also go up depending on age and gender. The fund said the increases are a result of the Protecting Your Super and Putting Members Interests First legislative changes. The fund also cites the Early Release of Superannuation scheme ...

SMSF member increase bill reintroduced

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... minister for superannuation, financial services and financial technology Jane Hume. The SMSF Association also welcomed the Your Super, Your Choice bill which passed last week allowing employees the choice about which fund receives their superannuation ...

Link suffers in COVID environment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... virtual meeting technology," McMurtie said. "We successfully worked through various legislations including Protecting Your Super (PYS), Putting Members Interests First (PMIF) and the COVID-19 ERS scheme. All of these initiatives required a high level ...

New law backs choice of fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
A new law is empowering employees to choose their own superannuation fund, lifting restrictions that forced some members into a super fund dictated by their employer. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Your Superannuation, Your Choice) Bill 2019 passed overnight ...

Hostplus ups income protection premiums by 73%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... notice to members that the changes to premiums were necessary because the Putting Members Interests First and Protecting Your Super reforms had reduced the number of members with insurance. "The introduction of these reforms has resulted in a significant ...

Embattled AMP sees wealth earnings dive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... said operating earnings were impacted by lower investment related revenue due to weaker investment markets, Protecting Your Super legislation, and product fee reductions. Controllable costs decreased by $1 million, down to $246 million in the first half ...

Aussies reevaluate retirement prospects

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... has become a more important topic of discussion in Australian households," Power said. "Being actively engaged with your super is critical given a quarter of Australians aged 30-65 years old don't have an investment portfolio outside of super. "We ...

Life insurance needs to prove value

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... historically been universal cover for all and everyone contributes but not everyone claims." Evans explained the Protecting Your Super and Putting Members' Interests First measures gave members an opportunity to make an active decision whether or not ...

FSC reveals life insurance data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
Cancer is still the biggest killer of both men and women, while women are more likely to claim income protection for mental health reasons, according to the Financial Services Council. The FSC said it is using Life Insurance Awareness week as an opportunity ...