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Gen Ys engaged with life insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... 48% making their own decision. As many as 32% of respondents had life cover because it was already part of their superannuation and 22% bought it after a family discussion. A discussion with a financial adviser made 19% take on life insurance, a figure ...

Actuaries call for overhaul of retirement phase rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
The Actuaries Institute has called for profound change to the regulation of the retirement phase of superannuation, including changing the rules around lumps sum withdrawals and removing impediments to older people who want to continue working. In its ...

Industry resists full portfolio disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
The superannuation and funds management industry has universally resisted the move towards full transparency of portfolio holdings. In submissions to Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos' discussion paper, 'Better regulation and governance, enhanced ...

MetLife's Green returns to Australia to take up interim CEO role

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... Limited (MetLife), an affiliate of MetLife, Inc., is a specialist provider of life insurance to affinity partners, superannuation trustees and employers in Australia.

SPAA appoints COO with Olympic experience

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... Slattery said. "All this experience will prove invaluable as SPAA prepares itself to meet the challenges that our superannuation sector will encounter in 2014 and beyond and the delivery of SPAA's thought leadership programs. "As part of the SPAA team ...

MetLife Australia announces interim CEO

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... Limited (MetLife), an affiliate of MetLife, Inc., is a specialist provider of life insurance to affinity partners, superannuation trustees and employers in Australia.

CommInsure appoints head of investment strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... business investment strategies. "We're pleased to welcome Craig to CommInsure as Head of Investment Strategy in the Superannuation & Investments division," CommInsure general manager of superannuation and investments Greg Ballard said. "In his role ...

Pressure mounts on super in modern awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... government has completed its own review into the issue. The call is part of a larger campaign led by the retail superannuation sector to fundamentally change the role of the FWC in the appointment of default super funds. Thursday was the deadline for ...

SPAA urges concessional cap rethink

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) has called for a higher concessional cap and the accurate costing of superannuation taxation concessions in its submission to the federal government's May budget. SPAA also wants the government to explore ...

Federation added to Australian Unity platform

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... clients," he said. Australian Unity is a national healthcare, financial services provider that has begun work on a superannuation model that is expected to launch in the second quarter of 2014.