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UniSuper selects new group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... its group insurer. The $135 billion superannuation fund has called time on its relationship with TAL, which began in November 2013. Effective June 1, MetLife will serve as group insurer to UniSuper, with members to benefit from an enhanced offering ...

Financial advice exodus has 'bottomed out': ClearView

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... comes despite the insurer competing its exit from advice after selling its stake in Centrepoint for $15.2 million back in November last year and aiming to exit wealth management with the sale of ClearView Investment Management to Human Financial which ...

ASFA appoints new policy head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
... common views and committing to the deep work involved in implementation." Koval's appointment follows a restructure in November 2023 which saw the departure of chief policy officer Glen McCrea, who also served as deputy chief executive.

Australian housing crisis escalates as affordability worsens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... will maintain a higher-for-longer cash rate. "We still expect the first rate cut of 25 basis points will not be until November 2024; and the RBA will lag global easing," UBS economists said. "We still see a relatively slow easing cycle of 25 basis points ...

Super funds' IDR process weak, inadequate: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... said it was engaging with the regulators about its issues. AFCA meanwhile closed its investigation based on this. Last November, ASIC took TelstraSuper to the Federal Court for allegedly failing to comply with IDR requirements, as 40% of the fund's ...

Court delays DASS class action settlement approval

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... that Dixon financial advisers invested their money in the in-house product by not considering their best interest. Last November, E&P settled the lawsuit for $16 million and was due to be approved by the Federal Court on April 3. "Justice Thawley has ...

Macquarie executive to become chief product officer at BT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... over $110 billion in funds under management on behalf of 243,000 customers. Kline replaces Kathy Vincent who departed in November 2023 to become Australian Retirement Trust's chief of retirement. She has been with Macquarie for more than two decades ...

Charter Hall acquires stake in hotel REIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... purchase a further 40.3 million TGP securities from the buybacks approved by TGP securityholders at its last AGM on 27 November 2023," it said. HPI's portfolio is valued at $1.26 billion. It has 57 convenience hotel properties, predominantly located ...

Director facing $13k fine in first of its kind action from ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... director ID. Directors must apply for their director ID within the following timeframes: Directors appointed before 1 November 2021 had until 30 November 2022 to apply New directors appointed for the first time between 1 November 2021 and 4 April 2022 ...

Allianz Retire+ names wealth management distribution chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... Allianz Guaranteed Income for Life (AGILE) to the advice community as demand for retirement solutions increase. Last November, Allianz Retire+ appointed two Challenger executives to the newly created role of head of group retirement solutions for client ...
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