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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 ...

Aware Super welcomes new chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... member experiences," Faulkner said. Further, chief executive Deanne Stewart said McLoughlin's experience in the insurance industry can offer external "insights from other sectors", which she believes will ultimately strengthen its board. "Aware Super ...

ART appoints chief financial officer, promotes managers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
... was rebranded ART Life earlier this year, since 2018. A chartered accountant by trade, he's held several finance, insurance and operations roles over the years, including stints at Standard Life and Great Southern Bank. ART chief executive David ...

Hostplus adds investment options, makes fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
... this means a saving of $16 p.a." In addition to the removal of the trustee fee, the super fund said it negotiated lower insurance fees for all members. Hostplus is changing the method by which it calculates premiums, which has resulted in reductions ...

AIA bolsters executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... 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 where she held several executive ...

Wages grow 0.7% in June quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... year on year, while education and training or utilities grew by 4.3% annually. Workers in the financial services and insurance sectors saw a 3.6% annual wage increase. "Private wages tend to be more reflective of market conditions though: private wages ...

Janus Henderson to buy private credit manager Victory Park Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... Janus Henderson said. "Victory Park Capital's long-standing partnerships with global institutional clients, including insurance companies, pensions, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds, will enhance Janus Henderson's position in the global institutional ...

Acquisitions boost WT Financial Group results

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... acquisition of Millennium3 Financial Services from Insignia Financial, paying $2 million. Some 75 wealth and personal risk insurance practices joined WTL, adding about $5 billion to funds under advice (FUA). The WTL advice networks, which also comprises ...

AFCA urges super trustees to improve processes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... jumping 9% to 105,000. Preliminary numbers show scam-related complaints drove the surge, together with motor vehicle insurance, banking, finance, and general insurance sector-related issues. Scam-related complaints rose 81% to 10,951 in FY24, averaging ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... safety nets more important. The inaugural State of Australia's Safety Net report investigates the link between life insurance and the personal and financial wellbeing of some 5000 Australian workers. The report finds that younger workers (aged 18-34 ...