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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 ...

New CFO named for $20bn industry fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... AXA and eventually merged with AMP, but overall it has been "one continuous relationship," VicSuper said. VicSuper has default cover for death, total and permanent disability, and income protection available for the majority of its 238,000 members. Dundon ...

Industry super fund adapts new life insurance model

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... competitive shifts in the super system. Among the changes at REST Industry Super, new members will pay up to 25% less for default life insurance and will be able to maintain valuable long-term income protection cover. From 1 December 2017, new REST members ...

Vision Super creates head technology role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... announced a new life insurance partnership, ending its longstanding relationship with CommInsure. MLC Life will now provide default life insurance to the fund's 10,000 members, with Rowe stating: "We're a values-based fund. Our members are at the heart ...