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Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
Insurers will no longer be able to use genetic test results in life insurance underwriting, with a total ban to be introduced by the government. Earlier this year, the government consulted on the use of genetic test results in underwriting life insurance ...

Australians rank seventh globally for retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... scoring 78%. The score is derived by measuring several key indicators, including finances in retirement, health, quality of life, and material wellbeing. Sitting in the same place it did last year, Australia ranks behind Switzerland, Norway, Iceland ...

Superannuation objective legislation hits Senate floor

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... policy development" and deliver certainty and predictability for all Australians relying on super for a better quality of life in retirement. SMC chief executive Mischa Schubert said the objective's wording reflects the views of everyday Australians ...

ASX chair to retire, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... and MLC Group just to name a few. He currently chairs the boards of AUB Group, Charter Hall, Fisher Funds, and Resolution Life. "As with all transformations, there remains much work to do but I'm confident Helen Lofthouse and her team will continue to ...

AFCA consults on superannuation life insurance disputes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is seeking feedback on how it approaches dealing with common life insurance related complaints. The external dispute resolution company is specifically consulting on two draft approach documents for ...

MLC Life appoints two C-suite executives

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
MLC Life Insurance has appointed a chief executive, individual business and a chief customer and strategy officer. Gerard Kerr joins the life insurer as chief executive, individual business, while Jane McGovern moves internally from chief risk officer ...

Former director sentenced for misappropriating investor funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
The former director of Reiwa-Capital has been sentenced to home detention after he was found guilty of misappropriating $440,000 of investors' funds, including gambling some of it. Russell Sandiford was sentenced to two years and eight months imprisonment ...

Nikko Asset Management to become Amova

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... local arm to Yarra Capital which then renamed it Tyndall Investment Management - what it was called when owned by Suncorp Life prior to its 2010 acquisition by Nikko. The renaming has no impact on the fund manager's ownership, remaining a fully-owned ...

Financial Standard wins Impact Award

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
Financial Standard has been named Financial Services Publication of the Year at the inaugural Impact Awards. The award was presented at Activam Group's 2024 act Conference Charity Gala Dinner this week. The Impact Awards aim to "highlight those ...

Challenger goes for growth with State Street

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... assets under management on Challenger's behalf, comprising Challenger Investment Management, Fidante, and Challenger Life. The partnership will support Challenger's strategy to build on its core strengths in retirement, investment management ...