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TAL makes leadership changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
Life insurer TAL has rejigged its executive lineup, seeing new leaders for the group life and retirement, individual life, and technology units. Chief claims officer Jenny Oliver is now the chief executive of group life and retirement. She is responsible ...

Vale Tony Bongiorno

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... will ensure his legacy lives on forever. We commit to remembering him by sharing his love and dedication to everyone in his life; clients and colleagues, family, and friends." The Bongiorno Group also has offices in Western Australia, Queensland, South ...

Meat industry super fund rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... focus. "As Australian Food Super, we will continue to support our members from the day they join, through their entire work life and into retirement, with competitive products and solid investment returns," he said. "We've become the leading super fund ...

ReCALIbrate grant winners announced

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
Five female advisers have received $2000 each from the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) as it looks to boost the number of women in risk advice. The inaugural ReCALIbrate recipients include Zurich Assure financial adviser Kristen Genter, Platinum ...

Allianz Retire+ welcomes head of technical services

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... institutions including AMP, BT Financial Group, Kaplan Professional Australia, AXA, and AIA. Most recently, she served at MLC Life head of technical services, research, and regulatory change. In the newly created role, Marquet will work closely with ...

Aussies largely unsure of legacy plan: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... a legacy when they pass away, only 14% actually have a plan in place to do so, according to new research from Generation Life (Gen Life). In June, Gen Life commissioned global research company Censuswide to conduct a study of 2000 adult Australian consumers ...

Advised Aussies more financially confident: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... consultancy firm MYMAVINS found that advised clients tend to have more financial confidence and resilience and a higher quality of life. The majority (93%) said they trust their financial planner to act in their best interests. About three in four (77%) ...

Adviser cops 10-year sentence

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
A former financial adviser who took more than $10 million from clients to fund his lavish lifestyle will spend the next 10 years in jail. Judge Wraight sentenced Terence Rio Nugara to nine years and 11 months imprisonment at the Victoria County Court ...

Farmers distressed by superannuation tax overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
The National Farmer's Federation (NFF) has voiced strong opposition to the government's draft reforms on tax concessions for superannuation balances over $3 million, signalling potential ramifications for rural communities. The NFF said that ...

Allianz Retire+ launches retirement solution for super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... income solutions to members at scale," it said. "As a global insurer, Allianz has the scale to deliver a guaranteed income for life addressing the biggest concern for Australian retirees living frugally in retirement due to fear of running out of money. ...