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Industry fund leads way for flexible workplaces

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... Atkin said: "Offering genuine flexible working conditions is a positive step towards equity and gender equality in our workplace and we are pleased to offer it to all staff - without qualification. This policy is underpinned by equal opportunity and ...

Human centred workplaces needed: MetLife

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
A new workplace study from life insurer MetLife reveals significant misalignment in the priorities of Australian employees and employers when it comes to workplace health and wellness. The 'Employee Benefit Trends Study' (EBTS) found Australian employers ...

Centrepoint partners to enhance underwriting processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... group has joined forces with Health Predictions to launch a new initiative, Centrepoint Healthscreen, to offer home or workplace visits for pathology, paramedical and medical examinations for life insurance purposes; including specialist medical, general ...

NGS partners with tech platform

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... partnered with PractiFI. PractiFI integrates CRM, registry, policy administration and telephony to increase revenue and workplace efficiency. "We're very pleased to be partnering with NGS Super as they undergo technology led transformation," said PractiFI ...

Finalists for SelectingSuper Awards announced

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... of the Year Award. This year sees the addition of several new categories, including Asset Consultant of the Year and Workplace Insurance Offering of the Year. There are also separate categories for MySuper Lifestage Product of the Year and Innovation ...

Retail funds trailing NFPs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
The 12-month return gap between workplace retail funds and not-for-profits is currently 120 basis points, according to Rainmaker Information research. In the latest Rainmaker Benchmarking report, based on the SelectingSuper workplace default option ...

Willis Towers Watson appoints national workplace risk manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Willis Towers Watson has appointed a prominent workplace insurance adviser to the role of national manager - workplace risk. The company said Darren Oliver is well known throughout the corporate market for his extensive expertise in providing strategic ...

Women behind in financial wellness survey

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Women are "overrepresented" in low financial wellness indices, according to Workplace Super Specialists Australia research. The WSSA Financial Wellness index was developed in partnership with CoreData, and essentially defines the extent to which a given ...

How super investment option fees vary

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... shows the fees for selected options were significantly higher than the fees for the default investment options with in workplace funds. The average investment management fee for workplace super is currently at 0.62%. However, once you step out of the ...

LGS appoints new board director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... replacing Martin O'Connell who resigned after 17 years of service. Brock, with over 20 years' experience in business and workplace relations, is presently a director at the Local Government Engineers' Association (LGEA), charged with ensuring the distribution ...