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CSC launches series of retirement options

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) has gone live with its retirement income strategy, unveiling a suite of retirement resources. The super fund said it's among the first to go beyond merely publishing information about what a strategy might ...

Retirees not confident in Age Pension: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
Some 82% of retirees and pre-retirees believe the Age Pension is insufficient, new study shows. A new survey from Allianz Retire+, How do we make retirements more epic?, found that 82% of retirees and pre-retirees believe the Age Pension is insufficient ...

Bennelong, Leadenhall launch ILS fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
Leadenhall Capital Partners' insurance-linked securities (ILS) product, as distributed by Bennelong Funds Management, is now available to institutional investors. The LCP Insurance Linked Securities Fund targets institutional investors in Australia ...

Losses further sink Lendlease

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
Lendlease's financial woes deepened in the 2024 financial year, making a $1.5 billion loss amid overhauling its operations. The ASX-listed firm's losses ballooned from $232 million in FY23 despite reporting 15% growth in EBITDA to $809 million ...

Financial Standard opens Power50 voting

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
Voting is now open for the 2024 Financial Standard Power50, which recognises the most influential financial advisers in Australia. Financial Standard has shortlisted 114 financial advisers who have progressed to the voting stage after receiving more ...

ART appoints chief financial officer, promotes managers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
Australian Retirement Trust will welcome a new chief financial officer in October. It comes as the fund also adds three new leadership positions to its investments function. Phil Fraser will take over as chief financial officer on October 1, replacing ...

AIA bolsters executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
AIA Australia has appointed Tracey Crowe as its new chief customer operations and claims officer. Crowe has more than 25 years' experience in the life insurance and financial services industries. Crowe has spent the past 10 years at BT Financial Services ...

Challenger pre-tax profit up 17%, raises dividend to 26.5c

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... released today. The financial services group said its NPBT result was driven by an ongoing strong performance in Challenger Life - its retirement income business that sells term and lifetime annuity products - and a "disciplined approach to cost management." ...

Australia's safety nets 'stretched too thin': CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
A new report commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) revealed that Australians are experiencing higher living costs and increasing mental health issues, making reliable financial safety nets more important. The inaugural State ...

Most Australians proactively retire: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
Two-thirds of Australians with guaranteed income streams are proactively retiring with fewer worries and are doing so to enjoy their twilight years, contrary to popular belief, a new study reveals. Research from Macquarie University's School of ...