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Trustees lack urgency, strategy on RIC: Regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... implementation of the Retirement Income Covenant shows that the work that needs to be done in the super sector is not just in the insurance space," assistant treasurer Stephen Jones told an industry event in response to the findings. "Funds should know ...

ClearView strengthens leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... assumes the position of group executive for product and pricing, stepping up from his previous role as head of life insurance product and pricing, which he held since 2021. Kulikov's responsibilities will expand to include data and analytics, and product ...

Leigh Watson caps four decades in industry

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... chief operating officer in Asia. Previously he served as chief executive of Asia at MLC. Having worked across the life insurance/reinsurance, funds management and superannuation sectors, he is keeping an eye out for non-executive opportunities, he said. ...

NGS Super continues leadership shake-up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
... Meanwhile, Minney joins NGS following stints as chief compliance officer at Allianz and having held other compliance roles at Insurance Australia Group. She has also served as chief risk officer at Suncorp. On her appointment, Previtera said: "Given ...

Federated Hermes secures $486m for private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
... Investments (LPPI) and Hostplus. Moreover, the fund expanded its investor base, attracting new participants like Samsung Life Insurance from Korea and other European investors. Federated Hermes chief investment officer Peter Gale said the successful ...

Ag sector boosts Australia's productivity

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... (6.3%), arts and recreation services (5.2%) and wholesale trade (4.8%) comprised the top five sectors. The financial and insurance services sectors neared the bottom of the list at 2.3%, not far behind accommodation and food services at 0.5% and retail ...

Federal Reserve plans upping capital requirements

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... update coincides with Silicon Valley Bank's (SVB) parent company SVB Financial Group suing the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to recover $US1.9 billion which it seized upon takeover in March. SVB Financial Group said an inability ...

Equipsuper adds board director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... operations. Widdup was one of the mid-market infrastructure firm's top dealmakers. Even earlier, he worked for the Insurance and Superannuation Commission, now APRA. Equipsuper chair Danny Casey welcomed Widdup to the board. "Julian brings a wealth ...

Young people 'locked out' of superannuation: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... superannuation system was established in 1992, under 18s were negotiated into the legislation because it was feared fees and insurance would erode smaller super balances. However, fees for lower account balances are capped and insurance isn't automatically ...

Commonwealth Super Corp appoints chief customer officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
... has been named at Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC), bringing experience in financial advice, super and insurance. Adam Nettheim has taken on the role, a promotion from his prior role as executive manager, customer operations. CSC explained ...