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AustralianSuper slashes insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... will have a premium increase," she said. From November 2018, new members joining under the age of 25 will not receive default insurance, but have the option to purchase it. Its latest product, Super Only, aims to protect accounts of members employed ...

Defensive bias hurting SMSF performance: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... growth assets - particularly international equities - in the average SMSF is dragging down its performance relative to default MySuper indices, according to SuperGuard 360 research. In the 12 months to 31 December 2017, the SG360 SMSF reference index ...

MetLife awards $11bn custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... MetLife and MTAA Super announced they renewed a long-standing partnership until June 2020. The pair struck a deal which saw default insurance premiums for 16 to 21-year-old members drop from $4.82 per week to $2.89 per week, effective 28 October 2017. ...

Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
The US Federal Reserve is raising interest rates and other central banks have signalled they too will pare stimulatory measures introduced in the wake of the GFC, all of which has significant consequences for money managers in 2018. The Reserve Bank ...

Industry fund cuts life premiums, renews insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... MTAA Super recently renewed its long-standing partnership with MetLife to June 2020. The pair struck a deal which sees default insurance premiums for 16 to 21-year-old members drop from $4.82 per week to $2.89 per week, effective 28 October 2017. All ...

Two FSC senior policy managers depart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... income products. He also helped raise governance standards in the superannuation industry, promote competition in the default superannuation market, as well as put taxation arrangements in place for super funds. A BT Financial Group spokesperson confirmed ...

AustralianSuper launches insurance-free product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... Services Award. Disability supported employees, those that work seasonally or less than six months, will benefit from the default insurance-free product, the super fund said. It will be available for new members only. Group executive of membership Rose ...

Group insurance awareness encouraging: MetLife

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... is on the rise. But at the same time it's concerning that more people aren't taking action, despite 55% of those with default cover suspecting they don't have enough." MetLife Australia launched a national campaign in May to help raise awareness for ...

REST rolls out its millennial pitch

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... SunSuper. CBA, AMP, BTFG, ANZ and MLC (NAB) are major players as well for young members not accessing industry super fund default award nominated products. Rainmaker concludes is that while app-based fintech superannuation products like Spaceship, GROW ...

Retail MySuper outpacing NFP products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... the 12 months to October. SuperGuard 360 SMSF reference index of 10.2% per annum underperformed the comparative SG360 default index of 12% per annum, which is based on MySuper assets. Underperforming the default index means members of SMSFs with conservative ...