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ASIC flags firm grip on private and public markets, super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... out trustees for weak scam and fraud practices. Then, in March, we released our landmark report on the poor handling of death benefit claims," the Corporate Plan reads. "With around three million Australians reaching superannuation preservation age in ...

Super funds should prompt members on death benefits: SCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... receive their super if they pass away. The research also found that only a quarter had reported they have made a binding death benefit nomination. "Super Consumers Australia is calling on the federal government to undertake an independent review of how ...

Norway sovereign wealth fund divests 11 Israeli companies, cuts mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
... University estimated that 377,000 Palestinians are unaccounted for since October 2023. This significantly outweighs the death toll reported in the media as provided by the Gaza Health Ministry of about 60,000. "We have long paid particular attention ...

CFS prices advice practice valuation gap at $1.1m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... same number are planning to stay for more than 10 years. West said these exit strategies are referred to as the five Ds: death, disability, divorce, disagreement and disruption. "On average, 85% of businesses say they are prepared for an unplanned sale. ...

ART inks mandate with Zurich

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... ART on 28 February 2022. In 2015, Sunsuper announced it extended its partnership with AIA to 2020 and continue to provide death, total permanent disablement and income protection insurance to Sunsuper members beyond the original July 2016 deadline. ART ...

Hostplus extends MetLife partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... a more personalised claims experience from the life insurer. Hostplus currently provides more than 865,000 members with Death, Total and Permanent Disablement (TPD), and Income Protection insurance through the partnership. Group insurance is available ...

ASFA publishes new service standards on claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... latest step in lifting outcomes for fund members when making claims, and follows the release of ASFA's Service Standard, Death Benefits Payments in September last year. This comes after ASIC has called out the superannuation industry on numerous occasions ...

AMP hit with multiple court filings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... relates to allegations of higher premium payments by certain members of AMP's superannuation funds for life insurance (death only cover, total and permanent disablement cover and income protection cover) during the period 2019 to 2024," AMP said. ...

APRA expects 'no cutting corners' with CPS230

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
... light of ASIC handing down a scathing review on the state of superannuation trustees failing to monitor or report on their death benefit claims handling processes from start to finish. All the while, many super funds boast that their ultra-low administration ...

Australian Ethical drops fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... are applied only to members with insurance. Standard Default Cover members will experience an increase in the amount of Death and Total & Permanent Disablement (TPD) insurance cover they receive, while Death and TPD cover for others will become or remain ...