MetLife announces product updates
MetLife Australia has announced updates to MetLife Protect and MetLife Protect Super, effective from 30 June 2024.
July 10, 2024
REST increases investment in real estate debt
REST has upped its investment in Australian asset manager Metrics Credit Partners’ Real Estate Debt Fund (REDF), which will be deployed into Australian commercial real estate loans across sectors including residential, industrial and specialised real estate assets.
July 09, 2024
AMP appoints head of retirement solutions
AMP has hired Estelle Liu as head of retirement solutions, a newly created position as AMP bolsters its retirement capabilities.
July 08, 2024
TelstraSuper returns 9.6pc in FY24 for default MySuper
TelstraSuper has posted a 9.6 per cent return for its MySuper Growth option in FY24, which is the investment option that applies to all members below age 50 who do not make an investment choice.
July 04, 2024
Aware Super reports 11.02pc FY24 MySuper return
Aware Super has reported an 11.02 per cent return for its High Growth accumulation option in FY24, the default members aged 55 and under with the fund’s MySuper product, which has a lifecycle design.
July 04, 2024
AustralianSuper delivers 8.46pc MySuper return in FY24
The nation’s largest superannuation fund, AustralianSuper, has returned 8.46 per cent in its MySuper Balanced investment option, and 10.2 per cent for High Growth in FY24.
July 03, 2024
Sequoia restructures reporting lines, announces staff reduction
Sequoia Financial Group will streamline its divisional structure from four to two reporting divisions, as well as reduce headcount by 10 per cent.
July 03, 2024
iExtend gains AFSL
Life insurance policy extender iExtend has gained its AFSL after ASIC accepted a court enforceable undertaking from the business to apply for a license earlier this year.
July 03, 2024
Consumer group calls for better scam protection from super funds
Super Consumers Australia warned that more work needs to be done from funds to mitigate risks of super scams, as the advocate group’s recent survey found 81 per cent of Australians want their funds to provide more active protection.
July 03, 2024
Australian Ethical appoints Fiona Reynolds to super board
Australian Ethical has appointed Fiona Reynolds, former CEO of UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment, to its super board.
July 03, 2024
‘No evidence’ of further unauthorised access in Iress breach
Iress has concluded its internal investigation into the unauthorised access of Iress’ user space on GitHub as first announced on 13 May 2024.
July 02, 2024
HESTA MySuper delivers 9.1pc return in FY24
The $83 billion HESTA has returned 9.1 per cent for its MySuper Balanced Growth option in the 2024 financial year, surpassing the 7.62 per cent annual return in the past decade.
July 02, 2024
