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Challenger goes for growth with State Street

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... increasing its stake since July 2021, Apollo has now reduced its shareholding from 20.1% to 9.9%. As a result, MS&AD Insurance Group becomes Challenger's largest shareholder at 15.1%. A spokesperson for Challenger said Apollo has decided to "redeploy ...

Betashares completes Bendigo Superannuation acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... Super and Bendigo SmartStart Pension products, which were part of the Bendigo Superannuation Plan. TAL, which is the insurance partner of Bendigo Superannuation, will continue to be the provider under the new ownership. "As we expand into a broader financial ...

Too much being asked of super trustees: Levy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... concerned that it is not enough. "I worry about adding to that burden. These are trusts, it's not a bank, they're not insurance companies, they don't have a lot of capital, they don't have shareholders - there are some exceptions but largely they don't ...

MetLife Australia launches new online insurance platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
MetLife Australia has launched a new online insurance platform to provide more ease for its super funds' members to access their life insurance. The life insurance company said Manage My Insurance will allow its super fund's members to access ...

APRA reorganises as it sets sights on superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... two supervision divisions instead of the current three frontline supervision divisions - banking, superannuation, and insurance (encompassing general, life and private health insurance). From September 2, the two frontline supervision divisions will ...

NGS Super to cut insurance premiums

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
NGS Super will adjust its insurance costs, resulting in lower premiums for more than 97% of its members, from October 1. The super fund noted, however, that a "small group of members" will experience an increase in costs. On average, its members will ...

Sequoia ends FY24 with 350 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... Financial Group (FNX) for 500,000 ordinary shares in FNX. In July, it entered into an agreement to sell the general insurance broking businesses - Sequoia Insurance Brokers and InterPrac General Insurance - for a consideration between $4.4 million to ...

Retirees not confident in Age Pension: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
... part-time work, hobbies, travel, and passion projects into their post-work lives. Commenting, Allianz Australia Life Insurance chief executive Adrian Stewart said the change of behaviour leads to certain changes in the retirement approach. "Retirement ...

RI Toowoomba eyes regional market

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... professionals such as doctors. "We were attracted to it because it [fits] our strategy to build out and specialise in risk insurance. We have a decent size risk insurance presence and we looked to try to build that out and specialise in it rather than ...

Cost of 'comfortable retirement' increases again: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... years. This includes covering daily essentials like groceries, transport, and home repairs, along with private health insurance, some exercise and leisure activities, and a restaurant meal on occasion. ASFA pointed to increasing home, vehicle, and private ...
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