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Inflation eases to 4.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
Inflation declined to 4.3% in the year to November 2023, easing from 4.9% in October. The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) found that the rising costs of housing (up 6.6%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (up 4.6%), insurance ...

Insignia Financial class action dismissed by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
Just days before Christmas, an Insignia Financial shareholder class action borne out of the Royal Commission was dismissed, with the judge saying there was no evidence provided to prove the group breached disclosure requirements. The class action was ...

FEAL board welcomes Ian Patrick

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
... consists of BUSSQ chief executive Damian Wills, HESTA chief experience officer Lisa Samuels, and TelstraSuper chief executive Chris Davies. Also sitting on the board are AustralianSuper chief audit executive Belinda Ray, Aware Super group executive for ...

Industry funds gear up for brand transformation post-merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
Mine Super and TWUSUPER, expected to finalise their merger by mid-2024, will unite under a new name - Team Super. Mine Super chair Christina Langby and TWUSUPER chair Nick Sherry said the name Team Super not only honours the combined industry heritage ...

Angela Jackson to helm annual Chief Economists Forum

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... America, and Asia. She will be joined by renowned market strategists including La Trobe Financial chief investment officer Chris Paton, Climate Council independent economic consultant and councillor Nicki Hutley, and investment market writer and commentator ...

A third of Aussies want life insurance advice: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
New research commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) shows the number of people receiving professional life insurance advice remains low, despite a third showing interest. The survey polled over 1000 Australian workers aged between ...

Bravura Solutions executes restructure

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
Restructuring in line with a new global strategy, Bravura Solutions (Bravura) has promoted Paul Dunn and Chris Spencer to regional chief executives. Dunn, who has spent five years at Bravura, will step into the role of APAC chief executive. With more ...

Future Group acquires Verve Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
Just a month on from taking on GuildSuper, Future Group has now acquired 100% of women-focused fund Verve Super. Verve Super is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Future Super, under a deal finalised this month. Having long struggled to offer a competitive ...

Treasury mulls reforming use of genetic test results by life insurers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
Treasury is calling for feedback on the use of genetic testing in life insurance underwriting, citing concerns the existing moratorium is ineffective, negatively impacting medical research efforts, and a lack of compliance from insurers. The government's ...

MA Financial issues first RMBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... Australian history, and we are very proud of setting this milestone and achievement," MA Financial joint chief executive Chris Wyke said. "It really does reflect the strong conservative underwriting practices that we do have in building out our residential ...