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Equipsuper adds board director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
The $30 billion superannuation fund which covers workers from engineering, manufacturing, healthcare and teaching, has appointed Julian Widdup to the board as a new member director. Widdup replaces Jan Dekker, who joined the board in 2016. For over ...

Cbus informs members of premium changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... cohort in recent years. "Each year we negotiate carefully with our insurer to make sure we're getting you the best value cover we can. So, while an increase has been unavoidable for some members, we've been able to negotiate a decrease for most members," ...

Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... Following the hearings, anti-hawking rules related to superannuation products were put in place, however they don't cover financial advice services. One outcome led to the ban of hawking direct life insurance in 2020. National Advice Solutions was ...

Fidante partners with Proterra Asia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... partnership its distribution support for Proterra Asia's food strategy will extend beyond the UK and Europe to also cover Australia, Japan, and other agreed jurisdictions. Challenger chief executive of funds management Victor Rodriguez commented ...

TelstraSuper introduces new option, drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... smallest saving is still 11.5%. TelstraSuper has also secured another three years of "competitive rates" for death and TPD cover, it said. TelstraSuper head of insurance and claims Fiona La Greca described it as a great outcome for members. "As a profit-for-member ...

Rainmaker MySuper index outdoes S&P ASX 200

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... the record $4.9 billion in claims paid in 2018-19. Consequently, super funds are now providing average standard insurance cover of up to $201,000 for young members, which decreases to $56,000 for individuals nearing retirement.

CSLR finally passes senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... awarded but the firm is unable to pay, such as when a firm goes into administration," he said. The CSLR, however, does not cover managed investment schemes ; other industry bodies have lobbied for it to be included under its remit. "The Ramsay Review ...

ALRC to simplify, restructure advice laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
The Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) third and final interim report is proposing to restructure and simplify financial advice regulation after finding the industry is regulated very differently to other financial services sectors. Interim ...

New inquiry targets audit sector following PwC scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... report entitled, A calculated breach of trust, references the actions of Peter Collins and o ther PwC employees and said its cover-up strategies were deliberate. The report, and many in the industry, have called for PwC to release the names of all 63 ...

Senate report labels PwC breach calculated, deliberate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... of trust, states that the actions of Peter Collins and other PwC personnel were "a deliberate strategy over many years to cover up the breach of confidentiality", adding that "it stretches credulity that the senior leadership of PwC were ignorant" to ...