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AustralianSuper sued over death benefit delays

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... fundamentally transforming how we deliver member services. We are part way through a $120 million investment in service improvements, including bringing operations in house that require high care and empathy." As part of this, in April 2024 the fund ...

ClearView Wealth's profit bleeds 22% in HY25

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... premiums are also up 8% year on year to $387.2 million, with the market share improving from 0.5% to 3.8%. Noting the improvements, ClearView updated its gross premium target to $440 million, which was previously $400 million. Additionally, ClearView's ...

AI's big moment? Not this year, says Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... medical imaging, streamlining drug development and sales processes, originating loans, credit scoring, and software improvements. "In the meantime, investors waiting to see big breakthroughs in AI adoption and killer use cases will need to wait. The ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... several changes to streamline processes, which are expected to roll out in the coming weeks. The spokesperson said the improvements include tailored forms for death and terminal illness claims to account for the individual circumstances of each case ...

Civitas appoints new business partner

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... creating and executing financial solutions. McCowan has experience collaborating with AFSL partners to drive efficiency improvements and streamline operations, strongly focusing on compliance, strategic business expansion, and client relationships, Civitas ...

ASIC calls out super trustees over 'weak' anti-scam practices

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... management key function, and leverage industry bodies and bilateral relationships to share information and promote improvements across the industry. Industry pushes back In response to the letter, ASFA pushed back against ASIC saying the regulator ignored ...

One in five pension funds face liquidity risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... funds for their lax liquidity risk management. Eight unnamed super funds out of 23 that APRA analysed needed major improvements. Super funds tend to use just one liquidity trigger, being a percentage of illiquid asset exposure in the investment portfolio ...

Government bolsters funding for payday super reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... with their retirement savings, she added. "Our focus is on making sure that these changes translate into meaningful improvements for workers' futures, providing the comfortable and secure retirement they've worked hard for and deserve," she said.

The productivity bubble has burst: Productivity Commission

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... small changes that make the economy more dynamic and efficient can deliver big economic dividends and add up to major improvements in real wages and living standards over time," he said. "... policymakers need to keep productivity front-of-mind," he ...

Productivity Commission tasked with five new inquiries

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... will consider the changing nature of Australia's economy and identify priority reforms that could drive measurable improvements in productivity growth," Chalmers said. Each inquiry will focus on one of the five pillars of the government's productivity ...