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Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
Rest is the latest fund to botch its handling of insurance - this time for incorrectly charging uninsured members for coverage - adding to a growing pile of industry failures. Rest's mishandling comes as other major superannuation funds have been caught ...

Treasury consults on genetic test ban in life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
The industry can now provide feedback on the proposed ban on the use of adverse genetic test results in life insurance, with Treasury commencing consultation today. Treasury has opened consultation on the complete ban, which was announced in September ...

Cbus faces fresh investigation over fund expenditure practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... "significant and persistent weaknesses" in its operational risk management framework, as well as concerns related to insurance administration and outsourcing. Cbus will engage independent experts to review the root causes of APRA's concerns and prepare ...

MLC Life names chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
Melissa Ammon is taking over as MLC Life Insurance's chief risk officer on a permanent basis. Ammon has been acting in the role since September 2024 when Jane McGovern was appointed chief customer and strategy officer. She first joined MLC Life in 2024 ...

Independent financial planning boutique opens in Brisbane

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... began at Sunsuper (now Australian Retirement Trust), followed by a role as a senior research analyst for wealth and insurance at CANSTAR, before becoming a financial planning associate at Capital Focused. Scarrabelotti later became an independent financial ...

Investment down as uncertainty rises

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... are above their long-run average and are expected to remain so through 2025, while non-labour costs such as energy and insurance are rising." Underwood said the challenging operating environment of decelerating demand and rising costs was starting to ...

Foresight Analytics names research lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... the firm's growth." Australia Ratings Analytics focused on managed funds, separately managed accounts (SMAs) and insurance bonds. Kumar launched Foresight in 2015 after identifying a gap for forensic research in the financial services market. Before ...

Insignia exec appointed local chief of MUFG Retirement Solutions

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... largest market. MUFG called him a seasoned financial services executive with over 30 years of experience spanning life insurance, superannuation, retirement and banking. Lombardo's career includes stints at IOOF, National Australia Bank, Aviva and ...

MLC Life recruits merger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
MLC Life Insurance has hired an integration specialist to execute its merger with Resolution Life Australasia to create the country's third-largest life insurer. As the general manager of integration, Peter Moutsatsos will lead a dedicated team ...

JANA revamps research team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... offering by expanding its proposition to serve a broader range of clients, including superannuation, not-for-profit, insurance, and wealth segments while delivering tailored, strategic solutions for institutional investors.