Super funds have been focused on managing any breakout in volatility and have returned 0.6 per cent in August, according to SuperRatings....
Australian listed property performance has lifted the median growth fund to return 0.6 per cent in August, according to Chant West....
The Insurance within Superannuation Working Group is looking to establish a cross-industry standard for profit-sharing arrangements....
The proportion of 65-year-old SMSF couples who can afford the ASFA comfortable retirement has dropped by 16 per cent, according to a report....
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed the continuing dominance of the big five in the life insurance sector....
The Actuaries Institute has expressed concern that the average delay in superannuation funds and their insurers dealing with total and permanent disability claims is two ...
ASFA has found that while receiving an insurance payout is not a rare event under insurance costs the government more than $1 billion annually....
The 2017 World Insurance Report by Capgemini and Efma has touted the importance of innovation within the insurance industry....
The Government should not cave into bank lobbying to dismantle the industry super governance model, ISA believes....
The life insurance industry needs to change as many people are cancelling their policies due to premium shocks, Rice Warner believes....
Major insurer TAL has urged changes to the rules requiring two medical practitioners to certify terminal illness and life expectancy....
The 1 July super changes have led to a 97 per cent increase in allocated pension outflows during the June quarter, according to DEXX&R....
From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...
Super director remuneration ...
No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...