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Genium scores consultancy mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... services to a family-owned wealth advisory firm. Located in Manly, New South Wales, Peer Wealth offers financial and insurance advice, accounting, and mortgage broking services. It was founded by Doug Atkinson in 2010, who is currently a partner and ...

Industry Super Australia names new chair

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... major campaigns for financial services brands. These include AXA Australia, GE Capital, Members Equity Bank, American Insurance Group and Australian Unity Funds Management. In the non-financial services sectors, he worked on several campaigns for BP ...

Ageing Australians rapidly shifting retirement planning

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... income strategies in Australia has been limited, increasing the likelihood of retirees resorting to suboptimal self-insurance measures, such as frugality, to stretch their savings." Aboud said one of the biggest fears retirees have is running out of ...

TAL appoints new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... Clark over the next three months. Macgregor will be responsible for leading TAL through its ongoing strategy in the life insurance and retirement markets with a focus on digitally enabled customer and partner experience. " Fiona Macgregor is an impressive ...

Average super balances fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... total, the biggest tax liabilities were from the mining industry (33% of company net tax), followed by financial and insurance services (23.2%). Yet again, surgeons were the highest paid occupation with 4170 individuals reporting an average taxable income ...

Nuveen chief executive exits amid leadership shakeup

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
... will also chair the Nuveen executive leadership team and serve on the executive leadership committee of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) - which owns Nuveen. He joined the firm in 2008 as chief operating officer after ...

Fiducian welcomes two practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
... Deakin University. Paul Blackadder, the principal of Blackadder Finance, an advice practice that also offers loans and insurance broking services. Blackadder Finance is in Northern Territory's Coolalinga and has been in operation for more than 27 years. ...

AFCA seeks industry feedback on approaches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
... considered," AFCA said. The authority said it is looking to create a new approach to sections 29 (6) and (7) of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) (ICA) when it comes to superannuation. It is also looking to amend its approach to delayed insurance ...

Older clients boost book values

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... and super clients aged 65-79 now go for 1.9x-2.5x, while those aged up to 64 are priced at 2.3x-3.0x. Meanwhile, risk insurance clients aged over 61 are valued at 1.0x-1.5x, and under 55s are at 2.3-3.0x. Radar Results chief executive John Birt said ...

Advice reforms draft laws consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... financial product advice," the explanatory statement shows. In instances where personal advice is provided on general insurance products, the new law proposes that informed consent requirements apply. Lastly, the bill wants written information or documentation ...