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Qantas Super, Australian Retirement Trust to merge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... Super would allow its members to benefit form a range of high-quality products and services at competitive fees and insurance premiums. "... we have the skills to administer a fund with a membership profile like Qantas Super," Fraser said. He also noted ...

Group insurance cheaper by 25%: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
Group insurance continues to be cheaper than life insurance purchased directly with an insurer by as much as 25%, new research from Rainmaker Information shows. The latest Rainmaker Benchmarking report finds that cost savings for group insurance members ...

Funds SA, Mercer Super make key appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
... experience in financial services, including 26 years in chief executive roles. "Jim Minto brings deep expertise in life insurance, superannuation, trustee services, managed funds, investment management, financial planning, health insurance and general ...

ASIC, APRA provide FAR update

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
... the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR). The FAR already applies to the banking industry and takes effect for the insurance and superannuation industries from 15 March 2025. It imposes a strengthened responsibility and accountability framework to improve ...

SSGA launches new gold fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... cost-efficient and secure way to gain access to the gold market without having to pay the transportation, storage, and insurance costs of holding physical gold. ANZ Private Bank chief investment officer Lakshman Anantakrishnan said the decision to make ...

MetLife refreshes two products

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... due to injury or illness, now has a $10,000 death benefit added to total and permanent disability (TPD). MetLife chief insurance officer Meray El-Khoury said key changes to income protection and lump sum cover that deliver better value are notable for ...

ASIC levy to slug advisers $48.4m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... authorisation. AFSLs authorised to provide financial product advice to retail clients on basic banking products, general insurance, and consumer credit insurance will be charged $269,000 or $483 per entity. The 1097 entities that give general advice ...

Investment veterans take on new roles

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
A former chief investment officer of Zurich Insurance has a new regional lead role, while an ex-TCorp strategy head took on a chief investment officer position. Michael Vos has been appointed head of investments for Asia Pacific. The investment professional ...

First advice reform bill passes parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... the Financial Services Guides, and improve transparency and protections for consumers who receive personal advice on insurance products. Before passing the bill, lawmakers amended it for highly contentious sections 99FA(1)(a) and (b) of the Superannuation ...

iExtend receives AFSL after lengthy wait

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... after entering a court enforceable undertaking last year over concerns of unlicensed conduct. In November 2023, the life insurance startup entered a court enforceable undertaking after ASIC pinged it for possibly operating without a licence, including ...