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Failing Asgard super option to close

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
After failing the inaugural Your Future, Your Super performance test, Asgard Employee Super will shutter next month, with many members being transferred to BT's Retirement Wrap. Members of the fund were actually notified ahead of the performance ...

MLC Life refreshes income protection offering

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
MLC Life Insurance is offering a new range of income protection insurance products following research from customer, adviser and licensees. Income Assure and Income Assure+ will be available from October 1 and allows most clients to have the maximum ...

Advice group appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
A boutique financial advice group has named a new chief executive to take over in October, promoting from within. Profile Financial Services has appointed Lena Ridley as its new chief, replacing interim chief executive Peter Coleman. Ridley is currently ...

Retirement Income Covenant closer to materialising

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
The federal government unveiled the long-awaited Retirement Income Covenant exposure draft legislation and is taking industry feedback until October 15. The document sets out the obligations of superannuation trustees in designing a strategy for retirees ...

Clime continues to shed directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
Two more Clime Investment Management directors have abruptly exited less than one year after they were appointed to the board. Peter Beaumont and Brett Spork were appointed as non-executive directors in October 2020 but have left the ASX-listed firm ...

Consumers lose out on IP changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
Almost one third of Australians don't know what income protection covers and could potentially lose out from the significant life insurance reforms that are just days away. This is according to a survey from comparison website Finder, which canvassed ...

TAL releases income protection range

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
Life insurer TAL launched three new offerings that aim to address fairness and sustainability of income protection products. Income Protection Enhance, Income Protection Focus, and Income Protection Assist are the three new products available from today. ...

AMP Capital makes two senior hires

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
AMP Capital made two key appointments to its real estate team and infrastructure equity business. Sydney-based Christina Malcolm is the new leasing director for AMP Capital's office and logistics real estate unit. Malcolm was most recently director ...

MFS hunts new retail lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
MFS Investment Management is searching for a new head of retail sales for its local business, as the incumbent heads to London for a new role. MFS has confirmed Ross Cartwright is wrapping up as head of retail, Australia and New Zealand at the end of ...

NZ Super Fund adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
The former chief investment officer of Insurance Australia Group will join the board of the $57 billion New Zealand Super Fund. David McClatchy starts his five-year term on the board from October 1. McClatchy relocates to New Zealand following a series ...