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CommInsure strengthens income protection offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... over the past year, believing it has delivered on the updates. "The new Income Protection Platinum product and the improvements to the rest of our income protection, trauma and TPD offerings position us strongly against our competitors. Income Protection ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... jumped by 2.5% to a reading of 97.9 this month from 95.5 in August with nearly all the survey's sub-indices recording improvements. But before you jump for joy and sing hallelujah, note that the September figure is a bounce back from the nine-year low ...

Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... result has been the ability of leading asset owners to adapt to the ever-changing investment environment, through improvements in governance and the ability to learn from their peers." According to the research, the world's top 300 pension funds now ...

Group insurance premium arrangements unclear: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... insured members," he said. The ISWG's discussion paper is the fifth in a series released by the group aiming to make improvements in super members' experience. Established in November 2016, the group is making inroads in drafting a Code of Practice expected ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... April, 117.6 in May and 11.73 in June - with both the current conditions and future conditions indices registering improvements. To be sure, the disappointing August non-farm payrolls report - employment grew by a less-than-expected 156,000 from 189,000 ...

Experienced executives chasing fintechs, start-ups

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... said at the junior level candidates appeared willing to change roles every 12 to 18 months for incremental salary improvements. He said skilled candidates in the digital space remained in particular demand, as companies strived to improve customer engagement ...

Life insurer surpasses code of conduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... insurance industry members and superannuation fund trustees on the next iteration of the code to continue driving improvements in our industry, which plays such an important role in the life and wellbeing of Australians."

Blue Sky partners for property investment

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... projects such as this one. With inefficient property contributing to almost a quarter of Australia's emissions, any improvements in this area will have much broader benefits." This new project takes the CEFC's total 2016-17 clean energy investments to ...

Super system needs work on environmental and governance factors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... decline in its indicator score sees it fall one spot and out of the top 10 for this sub-index. Despite significant improvements Australia still has the ninth-lowest score in the environmental indicator, Natixis said. "Australia's mandatory superannuation ...

Insurers held to account with new FSC code

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... members will be required to adhere to these definitions, along with the rest of the Code, which includes disclosure improvements, set claim timeframes, restrictions of surveillance and greater levels of consumer communications transparency. Should non-compliance ...