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TAL big winner in AFA annual awards

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... for Service Quality, AXA for Trauma Insurance, CommInsure for Income Protection, BT and Macquarie for Risk Product Innovation and Challenger for Overall Annuity Provider of the Year. AFA national president Brad Fox applauded the range and calibre of ...

ETF provider wants to expand asset class range

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
State Street Global Advisers is keen to open new asset class realms to the Australian exchange-traded fund market, its global head of ETFs said yesterday. Scott Ebner, managing director and global head of exchange traded fund product for SSgA flew into ...

Unfixed future for fixed income

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... Fixed income benchmarks which are all nearly income cap weighted are massively inefficient," said Peebles. Product innovation and a higher reliance on the skills of managers is the answer to moving away from benchmarks, said Peebles, adding that it will ...

Unfixed future for fixed income

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... Fixed income benchmarks which are all nearly income cap weighted are massively inefficient," said Peebles. Product innovation and a higher reliance on the skills of managers is the answer to moving away from benchmarks, said Peebles, adding that it will ...

Annuities help combat longevity risk: Cooper

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... the FSC requested the development of a "principles-based framework for income streams which does not stifle product innovation or dissuade individuals from choosing products with embedded risk protection". Cooper joined Challenger in December last year ...

Smarter annuities can plug retirement savings gap

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... against annuities with a diverse portfolio and that demand is the key issue. "I think a combination of ongoing product innovation, changing risk appetite in the aftermath of the GFC, growing awareness of longevity risk and the government removing impediments ...

ACFS names award finalists

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... areas of investment process, fund governance, risk management, investment philosophy, service quality, and product innovation. Meanwhile, the finalists for the MFSS 2011 Investment Stewardship Award for Superannuation Funds are: Australian Ethical Investment ...

Tower posts strong growth in direct and life ins

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... infrastructure; growing and establishing new long term distribution relationships such as with nib and Virgin Money; product innovation in the direct market space and consolidation of a number of legacy products. "We continue to see significant levels ...

Aviva Investors and Cbus win awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies 2010 Investment Stewardship Awards. The awards recognise achievement in product innovation, service, investment philosophy, corporate governance and risk management practices. Applicants must be private sector investment ...

Life insurance consolidation could hurt consumers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
Australians will suffer the price of higher margin products and limited product innovation if the life insurance market continues to consolidate, warns Tower Australia. Jim Minto, managing director of Tower Australia, urged the government and Australian ...