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Life insurance balancing APRA priorities with increased profit

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... quarter stats, net profit after tax for these products was $378 million; and individual lump sum risk contributed the majority of this at $361 million. There was improvement in results for individual (non-super) disability income insurance and group ...

Financial planners improve standing in annual trust survey

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... journalists (20), Federal MPs (23) and stock brokers (25). "Roy Morgan's annual Image of Professions survey for 2016 shows a majority of professions (23) recorded increases in their ratings for 'ethics and honesty' over the past year although nurses ...

Zurich launches optimised adviser portal

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... digital service capabilities within the life insurance sector: "Efficiency is currently the primary focus for the majority of advisers, but the challenge has been to drive meaningful efficiencies without compromising the customer experience. "According ...

ISA calls out pre-Budget arguments on contribution caps

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... data analysed by ISA shows the catch-up contributions that attract a tax concession are not being made by the vast majority of working Australians, especially women on lower incomes and working part-time. ISA said the data shows a small number of high ...

Narev defends CommInsure record, wrote to five customers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... over $850 million in claims to 22,000 people, arguing that the "business is delivering on its commitment to the vast majority of customers." He added that he "recently wrote to five customers who experienced very difficult circumstances" and said that ...

Sunsuper overhauls TPD cover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... 15% for more than 90% of its one million members. The new product, TPD Assist, will remove waiting periods for the majority of claims as well as replace lump sum payments with annual support payments. It is part of a wider initiative to encourage members ...

Majority of family offices move to direct investing: FOX

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
Over two thirds of US family offices (69%) are currently engaging in direct investing, according to the 2016 Family Office Exchange Global Investment Survey. The report also found that the tendency to invest directly was more common in family offices ...

All super funds should have independent chair: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... Co-authors Dr Suzanne Le Mire (University of Adelaide) and Dr Scott Donald (University of New South Wales) said the majority of fund executives interviewed felt their boards were functioning cohesively regardless of the limited number of independent ...

Australians pessimistic about retirement lifestyle

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
The majority of Australians aged 45 and up (53.1%) believe that they will not have an adequate super balance or income to maintain their desired lifestyle in retirement, according to new research from CoreData. CoreData's 2016 Post Retirement Report ...

AustralianSuper launches new SRI investment option

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... labour rights," the statement said. Financial activist group Market Forces welcomed the announcement but said the vast majority of the fund's members "will be left holding sinking fossil fuel stocks that contribute to global warming." Market Forces analyst ...