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No evidence lower SG will result in higher wages: ACTU summit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... considering postponing the legislated rise to the superannuation guarantee by those speaking at the ACTU Emergency Super Summit. Executive director at Per Capita, Emma Dawson said indication that a lower SG will help build wages growth is fundamentally ...

Female access to ERS to widen gender super gap

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Women in Super. New data shown at the annual Women's Super Summit revealed during the first tranche of super withdrawals females between the ages of 25-34 had an average starting balance ...

Law firm slams insurer mental health policies

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... to pressure workers back to work or to otherwise minimise costs." At the recent Financial Services Council Life Insurers Summit, assistant minister for superannuation, financial services and financial technology Jane Hume said she supported reform on ...

Rejigging retirement income: First Sentier Investors

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... Rudi Minbatiwala head of equity income at First Sentier Investors. Speaking as part of the Actuaries Institute Virtual Summit, Minbatiwala warned there is a view that if someone can't explain something then it's unable to be used, particularly when it ...

SG increase will be deferred: Knox

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... struggle with the effects of COVID-19, according to Mercer senior partner David Knox. Speaking at the All Actuaries Virtual Summit, Knox said he believes there is a good chance the planned increase of SG will be deferred for a second time, for around ...

Life insurance at tipping point: Industry leaders

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... the growth and sustainability of the industry. Speaking at the Financial Services Council's (FSC) 2020 Life Insurance Summit, APRA general manager of life insurance Suzanne Johnson, RGA Australia managing director Mark Stewart, Zurich Life and Investments ...

Life insurance needs to prove value

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... awareness for its members as it is faced with negative sentiment, specifically around group insurance, the FSC Life Insurance Summit has heard. KPMG, on behalf of the Financial Services Council (FSC), revealed there was more than $12 billion in claims ...

APRA intervention blindsided AFA, FPA taskforce

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
At the Financial Services Council Life Insurance Summit, the heads of financial advice industry associations admitted to being blindsided by APRA's intervention on individual disability income insurance. Association of Financial Advisers chief executive ...

Hume calls out ERS fake news

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
At the Financial Services Council Life Insurance Summit Senator Jane Hume has said "fake news" about consumers losing life insurance due to the early release of super has irritated her. Hume said consumers would not lose life insurance policies held ...

Hume calls for diversity in super fund mergers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... smaller funds should look to emulate the likes of AustralianSuper and Sunsuper. In an address to the AFR Banking and Wealth Summit yesterday, Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology Senator Jane Hume said the ...