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Sequoia ends FY24 with 350 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... Financial Group (FNX) for 500,000 ordinary shares in FNX. In July, it entered into an agreement to sell the general insurance broking businesses - Sequoia Insurance Brokers and InterPrac General Insurance - for a consideration between $4.4 million to ...

Retirees not confident in Age Pension: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
... part-time work, hobbies, travel, and passion projects into their post-work lives. Commenting, Allianz Australia Life Insurance chief executive Adrian Stewart said the change of behaviour leads to certain changes in the retirement approach. "Retirement ...

RI Toowoomba eyes regional market

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... professionals such as doctors. "We were attracted to it because it [fits] our strategy to build out and specialise in risk insurance. We have a decent size risk insurance presence and we looked to try to build that out and specialise in it rather than ...

Cost of 'comfortable retirement' increases again: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... years. This includes covering daily essentials like groceries, transport, and home repairs, along with private health insurance, some exercise and leisure activities, and a restaurant meal on occasion. ASFA pointed to increasing home, vehicle, and private ...

ASIC scraps Libertas' AFSL for unpaid compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... assessed complaints where there is less than a probable likelihood of restitution, including the impact of legal costs and insurance, and chose "not to disclose the likely amount as they are still subject to proceedings with AFCA and potential recourse ...

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 ...