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Still work to be done on group insurance: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
Superannuation funds need to improve the life insurance they provide members, with ASIC finding trustees have not made sufficient effort to do so since it began targeted work in the area in 2019. Last year, ASIC reviewed the actions of 15 trustees in ...

Virgin Money Super ups premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
Virgin Money Super is increasing insurance premiums on death and TPD cover from April 22. Members have been notified that premium rates per week, per unit of death only cover will increase from $0.41 to $0.55. For death and TPD will increase from $0.67 ...

Alternatives investors await more corrections: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... category, Preqin said. Private equity investors (53%) think their asset class is overvalued and expect a correction, although not imminently. Nearly the same number of investors (56%) agreed that private equity portfolio pricing has declined year on ...

Super funds have the power to make change: Advocates

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... causes. "You influence a lot of people; you are hugely powerful and the people you invest in also have power. So, if you decided not to invest in something that is not socially inclusive then others will look at that and do the same," he explained. "There ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... however it wasn't until 1831 that a French physician coined the term. If you think about how long this took, it's not difficult to understand why it's also taken so long for society, particularly employers, to recognise the toll it can take ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... have more time to contribute at home," she adds. "If we give men more time and more encouragement, by saying, 'You're not going to lose an income, you can do slightly shorter hours in the office, but you'll have more time to get home and ...

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... the government is introducing a statutory equal remuneration principle that reduces barriers to pay equity claims. In the not-for-profit sector, last July, the Office for Women released a new resource, Guide to prevention and action on financial abuse ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... ongoing fees associated with that," she says. "Or she is off having a wonderful time exploring but has fewer savings and might not have purchased a home." At the same time, even if a woman finds a partner and can share the financial load, the rate of ...

Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... action, they want to protect Aussie manufacturing, and there are lots of them in Victoria." Meanwhile, Ambitious Savers are not huge earners, but they've got big ambitions and they're planning for a better future. "They save, they're highly ...

Professionalise sustainability within funds: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... finance professionals believe there is a skills shortage within Australia," he said. "There are new areas of demand that are not necessarily catered for, doing climate scenarios for example, that's not an area that is particularly common." He said ...