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Zurich revamps life insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... select a combination of life insurances and ownership structures, which includes benefits such as income protection, TPD, death, business expenses and child cover. Together with Wealth Protection, Zurich's on-sale range includes its severity-based Active ...

Super reforms hit parliament

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... balance cap if there has been investment growth. Breckon added the amendments do not include changes to the start date of the death benefit rollover provisions, which were in the exposure draft bill, or any amendments to include the outstanding debt ...

MetLife raises bar on group insurance awareness

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... of knowledge behind insurance within their super. Stewart added: "One in five Australian families will be impacted by the death of a parent, or a serious accident or illness resulting in that parent being unable to work. Without insurance inside super ...

GROW Super opens for business

ALEX DUNNIN, STEPHEN FAY  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... approach to employer superannuation through its MySuper option which is a white label of LESF MySuper - meaning it offers group death, TPD and income protection insurance and can accept Super Guarantee contributions. Hannover is their insurance partner. ...

Australians pass on life insurance

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... their family's future but remain woefully unprepared for the long-term financial burdens associated with the event of a death. The latest Real Insurance Family Protection Survey finds one in four Australian parents spend an hour or more each day worrying ...

Financial dispute authorities combined for 'one-stop-shop'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... the new authority to retain the necessary statutory powers to deal with superannuation related disputes, specifically for death benefit disputes. "[Death benefit disputes] are one of the areas where superannuation has features which set it apart from ...

Beneficiaries unfamiliar with death benefits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
A large number of death benefit complaints could be avoided if trustees communicate to members and beneficiaries proper internal dispute resolution processes. This is particularly true when it comes to death benefits, according to the Superannuation ...

Elder financial abuse requires education

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... there needs to be "greater awareness and education" on the legal risks surrounding poorly constructed and executed binding death benefit nominations (BDBNs) to encourage trustees and their advisers to get legal advice on these matters. People should ...

Super insurance maintains active pricing: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... average cover per dollar of weekly premiums for a 40-year-old white collar worker. On average across all insurance types - death, TPD and income protection - the average cover value increased for members. "A greater proportion of funds (38%) increased ...

Advisers embrace new education regime

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... learning and qualification for advisers. "The cost of short term expediency, unethical behaviour and practices is long term death for advice businesses and the industry as a whole," Taggart said. Mentor Education is working with the University of Notre ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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