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75% of Aussies don't understand group cover: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... appropriate level of cover." Commenting on the findings, MLC Life chief group insurance officer Mark Puli said it's disappointing so few are aware of stapling. "We understand and support the intent of these changes - to reduce the number of Australians ...

Vale Tom McDonald

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... millions of Australian workers. Australians enjoying secure retirements owe a big debt to Tom's industrial leadership. "Very few in public life have made such a lasting contribution to the social and economic fabric of our nation." When Cbus was created ...

AustralianSuper drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
AustralianSuper is decreasing some of its insurance premiums from May end, with members to see an average drop of 11%. From May 28, the cost of death, TPD and income protection will change depending on their cover type and work rating, the fund said. ...

Salaries soar but uncertainty remains: Recruiter

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... uncertainty and employers hate uncertainty." "Overall, the E.L Index's result is not in keeping with the employment hype seen a few months ago and a 7% rise is quite modest in this regard." Montgomery added that a surge in resignation is occurring. "This ...

ISA uncovers disgraceful regional gender super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... to women taking time out of the paid workforce to raise children. But the super fund took issue with the fact that far too few women aren't being paid super on parental leave. Parental leave is the only type of paid leave that does not attract the super ...

28% of super products rated AAA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... at Rainmaker Information Alex Dunnin said. "There has been a great deal more scrutiny placed upon super funds in the last few years, and it's positive to see so many funds are consistently able to reach these AAA benchmarks and provide a quality ...

Recession-style policy but no recession: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... not in a recession, and we're not in a crisis. We're expected to have unemployment with a three in front in the next few months." Wood suggested this is not the economic environment in which governments would typically be spending in this way. ...

New scaled advice offering launches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... Estimating that it may cost a firm $100,000 per year to look after 50 clients, Scientiam says this could be done for just a few thousand dollars. The solution was initially developed in 2019 for Arch Capital's staff and family members, C and D clients ...

Key Budget measure won't help economy: Academic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... said. "The budget should be about addressing our long-term energy security and not just splurging taxpayer dollars chasing a few votes. "I would like to see the Treasurer giving real power to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to control ...

Douglass exits Magellan board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... issue. MFG's share price diminished to about $15.50 at the time of publication, but traded as high as $55.90 in mid-2021, a few months before UK fund manager St. James's Place yanked $23 billion of its investors' money and several internal ...