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MLC Life strengthens group insurance team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... for advice and investments at Commonwealth Bank. Confirming the appointment, a spokesperson for MLC Life told Financial Standard: "Emily is an invaluable addition to the group insurance team as we continue to develop our growing group insurance business ...

Put risk on the super comparison table: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... and therefore endorsed - he believes consumers should be able to consider its level of risk. "Currently, there are no standard guidelines for classification of growth and defensive assets in superannuation. This makes it particularly difficult for consumers ...

Bloomberg launches equity benchmarks

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... innovative example of bringing SASB [Sustainability Accounting Standards Board]'s vision of materiality-based ESG investing to life," said director of capital markets policy and outreach at SASB Janine Guillot. "We have always viewed SASB standards as ...

CFSGAM picks new name, updates on CBA separation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... its presence has been mostly limited to Japan except for minority investments in Aberdeen before its merger with Standard Life and in AMP Capital. The CFSGAM purchase is the Japanese giant's first major step outside of Japan in asset management. ...

Low inflation rate masks rising living costs woes

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... the cost of basic items, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. In ASFA's latest Retirement Standard, it found over the year to June quarter 2019 costs rose by 1.5% for retiree couples at both the 'comfortable' and 'modest' ...

Adviser of the Year finalists named

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... Zurich and represents the peak of achievement and recognition for Australia's premier financial advisers. Financial Standard is the official media partner for the 2019 AFA National Conference to be held in Adelaide, August 28-30.

Renewed calls for risk-adjusted returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... investments. Media Super, Hostplus and Cbus topped the rankings using RMetrics' risk-adjusted modelling. Accounting for standard deviation makes EISS Super, ESSSuper and Maritime the best-performers. While Maritime delivered lower returns compared ...

Suncorp pressured on coal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... their company is willing to support the expansion of the dirty industries fuelling this crisis." Brait told Financial Standard that Market Forces has been unable to confirm the exact nature of Suncorp's underwriting exposures to coal, oil and gas ...

Deeming rate calculations should be independent: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
The majority of Financial Standard 's readership agrees the calculation of deeming rates should be appointed to an external, independent body. After the Federal Government lowered deeming rates from July 1, we wanted to find out if the Minister ...

OnePath updates trauma definitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... OnePath has updated more than 600 trauma definitions in a bid to be more customer-centric as part of its commitment to the Life Insurance Code of Practice. The review, which commenced in 2018, assessed more than 25,000 trauma policies to ensure the most ...