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FoFA freeze a consequence of pro-consumer campaign: Silk

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said that Senator Mathias Cormann's decision to freeze the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation is a consequence of "a surprisingly strong campaign" against "elements" that were pushing the legislation ...

Industry funds spend millions on advertising

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
Industry superannuation funds are spending millions of dollars a year on advertising, with some funds' expenditure even exceeding that spent by banks on their own superannuation advertising campaigns, figures released by Nielsen show. However, overall ...

MLC appoints new GM of advice groups

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... position in the industry. "Ross is client-centric and is very passionate about improving financial literacy for all Australians and is focussed on improving the significant retirement savings gap that exists."

VC capital raising crash 75pct in 2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... overseas for risk capital, a situation that usually forces those companies overseas. It is estimated that up to 10,000 Australians currently work in Silicon Valley in the US.

Rice Warner overhauls structure, makes key appointments

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
Financial services consultancy Rice Warner has restructured its business into three key teams, life insurance, superannuation and investments and has added a digital consulting team. As part of the restructure the company has promoted Thierry Bareau ...

Super social media yet to excite members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
Social media usage by super funds generates much more excitement among the funds themselves than it does among its members, reveals research by Rainmaker. The research company reached this conclusion following a survey of social media activity among ...

AustralianSuper insurance premiums to rise by 35%

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
AustralianSuper will substantially increase its death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) insurance premiums due to rising policy costs. The 35% price hike is due to come in at the end of March and was confirmed by AustralianSuper group executive ...

FEATURE: Insuring against longevity risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... super, and it's on to the meagre age pension. According to ASFA, the current system will not provide the majority of Australians with a comfortable retirement, as it was largely designed for people who were living to their 70s, not their 90s. It has ...

CommInsure wins AFA/PFL Life Company of the Year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... Australia, ensuring the recognition of premier service and product solutions that best provide for the insurance needs of Australians and the financial advisers that service them," AFA chief executive Brad Fox said. PFL manager of marketing and product ...

Weatherhead to leave Rice Warner for AustralianSuper

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
A former Rice Warner principal is set to join industry superannuation fund AustralianSuper in an insurance role. Richard Weatherhead who is head of life insurance at the independent consulting firm Rice Warner will depart to take up the position product ...