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PPS Mutual transforms underwriting process

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... medical requirement" for prospective members under 35 who are seeking income protection of $15,000 per month. Members of all ages are no longer required to test for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV when applying for life insurance of up to $20 million ...

RIR reveals bleak financial upside for disabled people

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... part of a broader aim to remove all means testing from the age pension. "As people are more likely to become blind at older ages, the age pension means test exemption for people who are blind is received by a significant number of people who become blind ...

Mercer restructures fees, asset allocation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... adding more growth asset exposure for older members. Mercer said this will improve retirement outcomes for members of all ages and simplify the fee structure. For members of Mercer SmartPath born before 1964, growth allocation assets will go from 50% ...

Household capital remains key: RIR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... CEPAR. "Indebtedness increases the likelihood of labour market participation, meaning households with mortgage debt at older ages are more likely to continue working," it said. "Older owner-occupied households with mortgage debt are more vulnerable to ...

Healthcare dominates impact investing: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... general, 60% of millennials in US and 64% in the UK found the concept appealing, compared to 45% in Germany. For Generation X (ages 39-54) it is appealing to 64% of investors in the US, 50% in the UK and 36% in Germany. But with baby boomers this was ...

Frydenberg focusses on jobs, jobs, jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... 450,000 jobs for young people. It is a hiring credit to employers of $200 a week for each eligible employee hired between ages 16 and 29 and $100 a week for every worker between 30 and 35. To be eligible, the workers must have been on JobSeeker, Youth ...

Tasplan raises IP premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... Super increased the cost of death and TPD cover for its members (its group insurer is also MetLife). Members between the ages of 27 and 55 were to see the cost per week of their death and TPD cover increase from $7.47 to $9.06, Financial Standard reported ...

Female access to ERS to widen gender super gap

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... data shown at the annual Women's Super Summit revealed during the first tranche of super withdrawals females between the ages of 25-34 had an average starting balance of $19,906, which is 21% less than the average male balance. After withdrawing from ...

US pension funds approach point of no return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... prerequisites focused on pension system reform. "Defined contribution plans, cost of living reforms and increased retirement ages are all part of the reform suite the federal government should require. And for states that have constitutional protections ...

ISA takes swipe at Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... also relies on the assumption that spending needs rise as retirees age, when in fact spending falls by around 15-20% between ages 70 and 90." Coates said Grattan's research shows that most Australians, including those working part-time or with broken ...