Royal Commission
HESTA admits it fell below ‘community standards’
The fund’s chief executive states in a royal commission submission that an engagement with CommInsure led to bad outcomes for some members.
Alice UribeNovember 7, 2018
comminsure
Insurance
Tasplan slams reform plan after insurer switch
The super fund’s COO said its data showed opt-in insurance for young and low-balance members would not serve everyone’s best interests.
Ben HurleyNovember 5, 2018
Royal Commission
CommInsure used outdated definitions to reject claims
CommInsure's Helen Troup admits to the Hayne Inquiry it was motivated by "commercial considerations" in not updating medical definitions.
Ben HurleySeptember 12, 2018
Fiduciary Investors Symposium
Active? Passive? Or door No. 3?
Traditional approaches to choosing an investment style are frequently giving way to more holistic or hybrid styles.
Jean-Paul PelosiMay 31, 2018
Investment Strategy
CBA sells CommInsure to AIA, says Annabel Spring to leave
The Commonwealth Bank has sold CommInsure to AIA and announced a series of other sweeping changes, including the possible exit of CFSGAM.
Kate CowlingSeptember 21, 2017
Opinion
Rethinking group insurance
The year ahead will reveal whether the Insurance in Superannuation Industry Working Group can produce genuine reform.
Sally RoseJanuary 5, 2017
Unintentional
How will digital technology transform super in 2016?
Investment Magazine asked leading figures for their thoughts on how digitisation of information for members, providers and super funds will change the business of running superannuation funds in 2016. Damian Moloney, chief executive, Frontier Advisors spoke of the trend to what he calls “retailisation”, where members have a better digital interface with their fund and […]
David RowleyDecember 22, 2015
Investment Strategy
The highs and lows of 2015
When we quizzed a group of leading figures and funds to pick their biggest causes for celebration in 2015, the special outcomes from the growing scale and sophistication of the very largest superannuation funds stood out. Where the industry has pulled together on investment fees and product innovation there have been further triumphs. The triumphs […]
David RowleyDecember 17, 2015