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TAL changes underwriting limits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
... underwriting limits that reduces medical test requirements for new life, total and permanent disability (TPD), and income protection insurance applications. For life and TPD, customers aged 49 and younger can apply for up to $2 million in cover without ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
Insignia Financial is set to pilot a four-day work week, a win for employees in recent Enterprise Agreement (EA) negotiations. The Finance Sector Union (FSU) and Insignia Financial have capped months of bargaining, with 68% of employees voting in favour ...

Hamilton Lane debuts private markets infra fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... including direct co-investment and secondary investments, the funds aim to deliver attractive returns and downside protection, paired with liquidity in the form of monthly or quarterly redemptions," Hamilton Lane said. "The funds' diversified portfolios ...

Global X launches defence technology ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... safeguarding nations through a combination of technology-driven innovations and essential defence infrastructure to enhance protection, intelligence, and security," Leung said. Global defence spending has risen at an annualised rate of 4.3% over the ...

Australian Food Super picks TAL for group insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... mandate sits with TAL. Australian Food Super offers life insurance, total and permanent disablement (TPD), and income protection cover. In July, TAL took over the mandate for income protection, which was previously offered by Windsor Income Protection ...

Zurich launches new TPD option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... in 40 years - but the health and wealth of Australians has - Zurich now has a solution that allows you to tailor TPD protection to be more aligned to modern client needs, affordable, and fit for purpose," Zurich said. Zurich said the new offering is ...

Vision Super refreshes premium rates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... Super and insurance partner MLC will decrease premiums for death, total and permanent incapacity (TPD), and income protection from October 1. For Personal members, the death and TPD fixed cover for a 50-year-old will cost 7.1 cents for the general category ...

GQG breaches SEC whistleblower protection laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... Partners was hit with a US$500,000 fine by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for violating whistleblower protection laws via the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). The watchdog found NDAs the fund manager entered with 12 potential ...

ASFA launches new initiative to fight financial crime

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has launched of the ASFA Financial Crime Protection Initiative (FCPI), a project designed to bolster the superannuation sector's defences against the growing threat of financial crime. In collaboration ...

Monochrome moves to list Ethereum ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... to ensure that responsible entities holding substantial crypto assets in retail funds comply with specific investor protection rules. Prior to the launch of IBTC, Australian investors could only access Bitcoin through ETFs that indirectly held the asset ...