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AustralianSuper to pay $4.2m for delayed claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
AustralianSuper will compensate around 7000 beneficiaries to the sum of $4.2 million for death benefit claims that took longer than the fund's internal target handling time of four months from the date when the claim form was received. The fund ...

Coalition urges super funds to push for QAR reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... final report. So, I encourage all of you to keep pressuring the Albanese government on implementing those reforms and to cut red tape and regulation to bring the price of advice down." Howarth said the superannuation industry is shifting as more members ...

JBWere restructures, chief executive exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
JBWere has undergone a restructure which has seen Maria Lykouras leave the company after more than two years as chief executive. JBWere will be led by NAB executive, private wealth Michael Saadie. Two newly created roles will report directly into Saadie. ...

Fiducian names general manager, superannuation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
A former NAB Asset Servicing executive is taking over as general manager, superannuation at Fiducian. Jonathan Green commenced in the role yesterday, replacing Ross Martin who is due to retire. Green brings more than 35 years' experience in financial ...

ClearView's share price tanks 31%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
ClearView's share price tanked more than 30% following its annual general meeting (AGM) in early November, but the firm could not explain why. The ASX-listed firm's share price traded at 52 cents at the close of November 6 then dropped to 36 cents the ...

QIC backs Virescent Ventures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has invested in Virescent Ventures' new climate technology fund, helping take its first close to about $125 million. QIC joins Westpac and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) in backing Fund II, which ...

HESTA to pay members impacted by COVID revaluations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
HESTA has agreed to make payments to two cohorts of members impacted by valuation decisions made by the fund in March 2020. APRA said in March 2020, HESTA made downwards adjustments to five single sector Choice options invested in unlisted assets but ...

Lack of action on menopause driving gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
One in three women are financially worse off due to menopause and it's adversely impacting their retirement prospects, according to fresh data from MetLife. MetLife surveyed 1058 women and non-binary individuals aged between 35 and 64 experiencing perimenopause ...

Blockchain platform MezFi launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
Newly launched blockchain platform MezFi is offering retail investors access to property investments designed for the wealthy via Digital Fund Tokens (DFTs). The platform essentially houses MezFi Fund 1, an ASIC-registered managed investment fund that ...

Admin and compliance taking up 56% of advice practice costs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
Fintech firm elemnta has released new research looking at data-related challenges impacting Australia's wealth management sector. The research highlights data fragmentation and lack of standardisation as the primary hurdles preventing scalable ...