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Resolution Life Australasia adds to partnerships, product team

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... the company almost three years ago as its chapter area lead in product, brings over 15 years of experience in the life insurance, reinsurance, and superannuation industries. He's held senior roles with MetLife, Swiss Re, CommInsure and Colonial First ...

ART executive takes lead super role at Insignia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... Master Trust business, product strategy, management and development, client operations, workplace solutions, sales and insurance. Woodall has served as chief commercial officer at ART for the last 18 months, prior to which he was chief growth officer ...

NZSF returns 17%, smashes benchmarks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... finalised the sale of its 19.8% stake in Victoria's toll road network ConnectEast Group with co-investors Teachers Insurance, and Annuity Association of America to the Future Fund and QIC. In early 2024, the fund upped its commitment to European ...

Pacific Current sells European boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... Luxembourg-based alternative fund manager Carlisle focuses on managing portfolios of life settlements, which involves selling life insurance policies to third parties. It operates two funds that invest in the life settlements market. PAC chair Tony Robinson ...

Industry funds defend CFMEU board ties

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... civil industry, which comes with unique characteristics where BUSSQ can provide support such as dangerous occupations insurance, on-site service, and personalised support," BUSSQ said. BUSSQ also said that all its board directors are appointed under ...

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 ...