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Remembering Helen Hewett

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
The superannuation industry is mourning the loss of one of its biggest advocates for female representation and mental health following the former Cbus chief executive's passing this week. Remembered as an astute leader and visionary of the super ...

Zurich makes leadership appointment

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
Zurich Life & Investments has appointed Suzi Leung to the role of chief claims officer, effective immediately. Leung has served as chief operations officer of Zurich's general insurance business since January 2021. She will also continue in this role ...

Integrity Life grows distribution team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
Integrity Life has boosted its distribution team by five, moving to a new hybrid retail distribution model. The hires include a head of retail partnerships, joining from MLC Life. The company has introduced a two-tiered partner engagement model - the ...

Private debt and YFYS: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
Scenario analysis from Schroders indicates that an Australian private debt portfolio could have outperformed the Your Future, Your Super fixed income benchmark. The analysis performed by Schroders alternatives director Claire Smith showed it would have ...

Australian market praised in latest pension study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
Global pension fund assets have doubled in the last decade, with Australia's pension assets growing by 11.6% in 2021 and seeing it described as "the most successful pensions market". The latest Global Pension Assets Study from Willis Towers Watson's ...

Blackstone agrees $8.9bn deal with Crown

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
Crown has accepted Blackstone's latest takeover bid for the Australian casino giant, totalling $8.9 billion. The US private equity firm is offering $13.10 cash per Crown share, which is around 11% higher than its initial approach for the company ...

CDPP dumps ANZ cartel case

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has dropped all charges against the criminal cartel case involving the issue of ANZ shares. Last week, the CDPP withdrew charges against the remaining defendants, Citigroup Global Markets Australia, Deutsche ...

Skill shortages hitting advice firms hard

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
The financial advice sector is facing a shortage of skills, forcing firms to change how they do things to attract talent. Profusion divisional director Chris Gordon said he has observed a skilled staff shortage in advice, particularly for client service ...

$450 super threshold scrapped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
In a long-awaited move, the government has scrapped the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold, making about 300,000 people eligible for super contributions. The bill to remove the monthly income threshold was passed in Parliament yesterday, alongside ...

Advisers can step up to retirement planning boom

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
With the passing of the Retirement Income Covenant, there has never been a better time for advisers to position themselves as retirement advice specialists. This is according to SuperEd chair Jeremy Duffield, who predicts that retirement planning will ...