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Investment bonds offer refuge amid super changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... funds can be accessed. "Having access along the way for different sets of circumstances isn't necessarily going to be the case moving forward, because that's not the purpose of those funds," he said. Meanwhile, from an estate planning perspective, super ...

We are closer to a pause: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... could achieve that while keeping unemployment below 5%, mid-2025 would be a "fantastic outcome." "We've discussed the case for being even more aggressive with interest rates and trying to get inflation back to 3% before the end of 2025," he explained. ...

Claimants tend to be younger women: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
New life insurance research shows that women who make cancer-related claims tend to be younger than men. A MetLife study found that females making cancer-related claims in the areas of death, income protection, terminal illness, TPD and trauma are younger ...

Diverse investment teams fare better: WTW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... of lower volatility and smaller absolute return-potential in general in this asset class, believe it still makes a strong case for greater diversity," WTW said. "... Similarly, we tested whether certain asset classes are lagging the broader industry ...

QAR does not "trash" FoFA: Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... advice is going to replace what was previously done as general advice, where there was no BID or anything like it. In any case that is a more complex matter and not part of our quick win's proposal." In conclusion, Anderson reinforced that the QAR des ...

Spirit Super negotiates premium drop

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... provide our members with low fees, competitive products, personalised service and affordable and flexible insurance options." A case study highlighted monetary changes members could expect with default A death and TPD cover at the age of 36. Before March ...

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
The court case against Mercer Superannuation for allegations of greenwashing is "just one of the investigations on foot", ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "We will do what we need to do to make sure entities are not misleading the market" on greenwashing ...

Lazard Asset Management creates family office division

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
Lazard Asset Management (LAM) has acquired US-based firm Truvvo Partners (Truvvo) to form Lazard Family Office Partners. The two firms bring together approximately $11.7 billion in assets, including LAM's existing US private client business. Together ...

Super tax break crackdown to hit $410bn in savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... balances in retail funds may have migrated to self-managed super funds (SMSFs), Rainmaker Information said. This is another case study of how retail super has lost the superannuation war, it added. According to the ATO, SMSFs with balances over $5 million ...

Poor financial literacy worsens underinsurance problem

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
Australia's poor level of financial literacy is potentially making the underinsurance problem worse and puts women further behind, according to MetLife. The life insurer looked at the impact of financial literacy on Australians' financial health ...