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Australian Unity owes staff $4.3m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
Australian Unity has underpaid its aged care and disability services staff $4.25 million in wages, which could potentially blow out as it further investigates how much superannuation has to be back paid. Australian Unity said it initiated the review ...

Dealer group chief departs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... after a lengthy career in the Australian financial advice industry which included 12 years at AMP, two years at Australian Unity and six years as head of practice development and Bridges Financial Services. "I have chosen to seek out new challenges and ...

Life insurers recognised for innovation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
MLC Life Insurance, Challenger and TAL were big winners at this year's Plan For Life insurance awards, recognised for their innovative products and offerings. For health and wellness initiatives, MLC Life won four categories: the Overall Health ...

FSC names new chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... over many years, and is a very experienced and respected leader in financial services, as chief executive of Australian Unity, and now Mercer Australia."

Australian Unity launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Australian Unity has launched the Australian Unity Future of Healthcare Fund aiming to increase the wellbeing of all Australians by investing in the future healthcare needs of the community. Australian Unity said the "first of its kind" fund will invest ...

Waislitz pokes holes in OneVue bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... OneVue's FY20 results with record numbers for funds administration business, its recently-expanded partnership with Australian Unity, analyst consensus for the company's FY21 earnings, and valuations of similar businesses. He said the expert undervalued ...

Australian Unity adds to leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... his career as a solicitor in mergers and acquisitions at Herbert Smith Freehills. The appointment comes after Australian Unity saw its profits drop by 70% compared to the financial year prior as a result of the pandemic with a profit after tax income ...

MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... appropriate medical professional and a history of at least one episode. A definition from NobleOak (from a PDS branded Australian Unity) was particularly problematic to Giles. It requires MS to be diagnosed by two neurologists and for white matter to ...

High performance funds significantly underperform: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... median small companies fund, in comparison, outperformed the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries index by 80 basis points. Australian Unity Platypus Australian Equities (13.6% p.a.), Fidelity Future Leaders Fund (13.4% p.a.), Hyperion Australian Growth Companies ...

Australian Unity profits plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
Australian Unity has seen its profits plummet more than 70% compared to the previous financial year, with the group noting the impacts of COVID-19 saw it miss out on about $26 million in profit. Australian Unity reported a profit after income tax of ...