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Foresight Analytics acquires research firm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
The independent data analytics group has acquired the analytics arm of an independent rating and research firm as it works to build out its market share. Foresight Analytics acquired investment research and operational capability ratings business Australia ...

APRA calls out poor group insurance practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... licensees, may prove to be unsustainable, and therefore likely to lead to significant increases in premiums at the end of premium guarantee or contractual periods," the regulator said. A recent Financial Standard poll found that the industry will continue ...

Mainstream to be acquired for $170m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... encouraged to accept the proposal. The offer is equivalent to 17.4 times higher than Mainstreams FY21 EBITDA guidance, a 12% premium to the value of Mainstream's equity of $152.6 million on 8 March 2021, a 20.6% premium to the value of its equity based ...

Aware Super, Macquarie to acquire Vocus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... February. Aware Super joined MIRA in the deal on February 23. The bid values Vocus at $5.50 per share, which is a 31.8% premium to the 1-month VWAP prior to the offer. There is also a $35 million break fee payable by Vocus. Vocus managing director and ...

ASIC takes Statewide Super to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... insurance would automatically cease on the date there was insufficient money in the member's account to cover the next premium payment, or on the date that was three months after the end of the quarter in which an employer-sponsored member's ...

Cost of living eroding super: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
The cost of food and healthcare continue to eat up retirees' nest eggs, according to a retirement index that shows overall day-to-day necessities are becoming too expensive. The latest estimates from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Industry fund ups life insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... protection are not changing, the fund noted. Members aged between 35 and 64 years old with default cover will see their premium go up 33.6%, from $3.78 to $5.05 per week. All other age cohorts will see premium increases of about 25%. "Recent events ...

Most ethical companies revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... efforts," Ethisphere chief executive Timothy Erblich said. The research house refers to the 7.1% outperformance as the "ethics premium" and claims that it has remained consistent since it began tracking the performance of these companies five years ago. ...

Aon, WTW merger will reduce competition: ACCC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
The ACCC has flagged concerns over Aon's proposed merger with Willis Towers Watson (WTW), throwing a spanner in the works for the two companies. The ACCC said Aon and WTW are two of the three largest providers of commercial risk, reinsurance and employee ...

MTAA Super increases premiums amid merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
The $13 billion industry super fund MTAA Super, which is due to merge with Tasplan and become Spirit Super on 1 April 2021, has flagged that insurance premiums will be increasing for members. MTAA said that the insurance costs for many members will ...