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MetLife scores group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
MetLife has won a group insurance mandate from an $8.8 billion superannuation fund. Tasplan appointed MetLife to deliver insurance offerings to its 145,000 members, replacing incumbent group insurer CommInsure. Tasplan chief operations officer Nick ...

Labor Government on the cards: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
There is a good chance that the Labor Party will win the next election, Financial Standard's readership says. We recently asked our readers which of the following events will likely eventuate in the next 12 months: a global trade war; China going into ...

BTFG to boost managed account capability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
Interest in managed account solutions is booming with BT Financial Group making significant gains in the space, and preparing to capitalise with the launch of 30 new products. In the 12 months to June, BTFG recorded 250% growth in funds under administration ...

Legal woes continue for super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
Industry superannuation fund Rest is facing renewed scrutiny over its responsible investment practices after one of its members filed an updated Federal Court claim alleging the fund has failed to act in his best interests. In July, Rest member Mark ...

Labor proposes RC implementation task force

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
If Labor comes to power, it will set up a dedicated task force to implement the Royal Commission's final recommendations due next year. Responding to the interim report, acting opposition leader Tanya Plibersek told a media conference in Sydney ...

Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
A study of the world's 100 largest public pension funds has found more than 60% have little or no climate change strategy. This includes a number of Australian superannuation funds. A new report from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project shows 63% ...

New accounting standards put pressure on life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
Australian life insurers are unprepared for two new major accounting standards that will shake up the way profit is reported, a KPMG survey shows. The global survey of 160 life and health insurers, and reinsurers included Australian companies. It gauged ...

ASIC to ramp up trustee visits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
Superannuation funds should get accustomed to leaving the front door open for ASIC as the regulator flagged it will pay trustees more periodic visits. Presenting a regulatory update at the AIST Super Investment Conference? in Cairns yesterday, ASIC ...

Industry fund appoints new director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
A $5 billion industry superannuation fund is welcoming a new director to its board. TWU Super has appointed Michelle Harwood to the board as an employer director. Harwood was operations manager of registered training organisation TransTrain until its ...

Stale boys club lingers on: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
One in 10 women working in investment management have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, while about half report offensive behaviour or exclusion from work events based on their gender. According to the University of Sydney, a study of ...