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New laws to end unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... owed superannuation. However, the new legislation will complement the ATO's powers, providing the stronger possible protection for employees against unpaid super, the government said. Minister for workplace relations Tony Burke said the laws would enable ...

AustralianSuper to decrease premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... AustralianSuper's insured members will receive a premium reduction across death, total and permanent disability, and some income protection policies from May 27. The weekly cost of death cover will drop by an average of 13%, while the cost of TPD will ...

ClearView enhances ClearChoice products

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... insurance product range, ClearView ClearChoice. Among the changes, ClearView is simplifying product names across the income protection (IP) range to increase clarity for both customers and advisers. Clients on the top level of IP cover will now also ...

Regulators prioritise emerging areas of risk

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... insurance offerings to members, which is much more user-friendly. She said: "Some also included a death, TPD, and income protection claims guide to help members, that's all good stuff." However, there is still room for improvement. "We do think that ...

Still work to be done on group insurance: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... enhancing their offerings. Across the funds reviewed, three million accounts had death and TPD cover and 800,000 had income protection cover. Primarily, ASIC looked at whether members were receiving better value from their insurance, whether claims handling ...

Virgin Money Super ups premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... weekly premiums will now be $4.55 for a total cover amount of $176,000. There will be no change to premiums for income protection insurance. There is also no change to the amount of cover offered. "Increasing costs isn't something the trustee does lightly ...

Jones to prioritise CSLR legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones flagged he will prioritise the passage of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) laws in a bid to strengthen consumer protections. "Right now, there are around 2000 cases on hold with the Australian Financial ...

UBS throws $4.8bn lifeline to Credit Suisse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... consideration, to a total of $4.8 billion (CHF 3 billion). UBS said it will benefit from 25 billion Swiss francs of downside protection from the transaction to support marks, purchase price adjustments and restructuring costs, and additional 50% downside ...

Janus Henderson launches new credit ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... by companies with robust sustainable practices and the potential to enhance outcomes for society's wellbeing and the protection of our planet," he said. Meanwhile, Janus Henderson Investors head of Australia Matt Gaden said the group is committed to ...

Australian Ethical adds to leadership team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... protections, but Australian Ethical cannot continue to support a company that appears to be failing to take biodiversity protection seriously," said Australian Ethical spokesperson Amanda Richman. "We've been clear that Australian Ethical would continue ...