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Group insurers pressed for resources

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
Group insurers are finding themselves pressed for resources as they race to meet the Federal Government's July 2019 deadline to cull the default opt-ins for group insurance. MetLife head of reinsurance and regulatory affairs James Carey said the ...

Leading philanthropic couple honoured

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
One of Australia's leading philanthropic couples received the top honour at the 2018 Philanthropic Awards. Nicola and Andrew Forrest were recognised as Philanthropy Leaders of the Year at Philanthropy Australia's annual awards night held at ...

Robo-advice users in for the long haul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... portfolios on a daily or weekly basis. "An analysis of more than eight million clients by Fidelity in 2017 suggested that women outperform men when it comes to generating a return on their investment, so this client feedback is not surprising. We're ...

Average superannuation balances double, female savings lag

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
When it comes to retirement savings the disparity between men and women is still large, latest research shows. Roy Morgan research shows that despite a doubling of the average superannuation balances of intending retirees, females still lag well behind ...

Unintended consequences for opt-in insurance: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... superannuation is not unnecessarily eroded by premiums on insurance policies they do not need or are not aware of." The firm added women and low income earners would be most impacted by the proposed changes, with the anticipated 26% increase in insurance ...

ASIC not to blame for trust deficit: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... ASIC takes for what has occurred in recent years across the industry. Dodging the question, Shipton said the "fine men and women at ASIC have been working extremely hard over many years." The committee pressed Shipton again, asking whether he recognised ...

Super startup returns to drawing board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... co-founders Mike Walpole and Kuba Tymula told Financial Standard the product was developed to improve retirement outcomes for women. One of Human Super's engagement innovations promoted at the time was a downloadable 'FutureYou' calculator, converting ...

Aurora reshuffles compliance team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
After the departure of two external members of its compliance committee, Aurora Funds Management appointed replacements with immediate effect. Anthony Hartnell joins the committee while also serving as Aurora's non-executive chair. He was previously ...

Nikko AM creates lead diversity role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... as managing director, private wealth. Nikko AM created the new role as part of its commitment to the United Nations' Women Empowerment Principles. Signing a statement of support for the principles, Nikko AM said it aims to increase employee understanding ...

Instos partner with Canadian government

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... the challenges currently limiting meaningful progress in international development. These challenges include the lack of women in leadership roles; the persisting global infrastructure gap - particularly in emerging markets - and threats to growth posed ...