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ACCC approves Zurich's ClearView takeover

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026

... face competition from alternative suppliers of life insurance in the retail adviser channel, including TAL, AIA, Acenda, Metlife and NobleOak," the ACCC said. "While the merged firm would have a moderate share of supply of life insurance in Australia ...

First Super switches out group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026

... less for their cover. From April 1, group insurance for First Super members will be provided by TAL. The mandate sat with MetLife for the past 14 years, having been appointed in July 2012. Under the change, the premiums per unit or dollar of income protection ...

Acenda announces two C-suite appointments

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026

... officer at Resolution Life, where he spent over four years. Prior to that, he was head of group product and solutions at MetLife Australia after several executive roles at Swiss Re, CommInsure, and Colonial First State. Kerr and Mulheron join the recently ...

MetLife completes PineBridge acquisition

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 31 DEC 2025

A year on from the announcement, MetLife Investment Management (MIM) has successfully acquired PineBridge Investments from the Pacific Century Group. The combined business, which manages total assets of US$735 billion, will be led by MIM president Brian ...

MetLife scores group insurance mandate

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025

Spaceship Super has appointed MetLife to provide insurance as it introduces default cover for Death and Total & Permanent Disablement (TPD), as well as the option to apply for voluntary cover. Effective 6 February 2026, members will be eligible for ...

MLC Super adds advice, education head

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025

... Alex Kleiman and head of client relationships Mandy Rashleigh. Kleiman was appointed in May after a nine-year stint at MetLife, while Rashleigh joined a month after following a range of senior capacities across the banking sector, including Westpac ...

Australian Ethical aligns Christian Super members' cover

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025

... for a male in the same circumstances their fee would rise from $226.20 to $289.80. "We've worked with our insurer (MetLife) to align the insurance of all members of Australian Ethical Super, reduce complexity and reduce the overall cost of delivering ...

Australian Food Super to transition to age-based premiums

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025

... a salary of $40,000 to $56,000). Australian Food Super appointed TAL as its group insurer in September 2024, replacing MetLife. In the previous financial year, the fund's MySuper Balanced option returned 7.37% in the 12 months to 30 June 2025, while ...

Hostplus extends MetLife partnership

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025

Hostplus has extended its group insurance partnership with MetLife Australia until June 2028. Since the inception of the partnership in 2013, Hostplus said its members have enjoyed lower premiums, improved insurance terms, and a more personalised claims ...

Australian Ethical drops fees

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025

... there will be a reduction to the Administration Fee for Super and Pension customers. "We've worked with our insurer (MetLife) to minimise the cost and complexity of delivering insurance benefits to you," Australian Ethical told members. "In working ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

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VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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