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IOOF appoints dealer group chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... the IOOF group," Mota said. "We're creating Australia's leading financial advisory service and Geoff has the strategic insight and passion for building relationships with advisers that makes him the ideal person to lead this business for the ultimate ...

AMP profits nosedive, new board director announced

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
AMP profit stumbled 74% in the first half of the year as the wealth manager took a $290 million hit from advice remediation following the financial services Royal Commission. It brought in a net profit of $115 million as compared to $445 million in ...

TAL bolsters mental health capabilities

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... help TAL and its staff provide better care to their customers," Lydon said. Earlier in the year TAL was named Strategic Insight/AFA Overall Platinum Life Company of the Year at the Association of Financial Advisers Life Company of the Year Awards.

Cardena Private Wealth adds life insurance

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... insurance inflows swelled just 2.6% over the previous year - a pace much slower than two decades ago, according to a Strategic Insight report out today. "We are very proud of MBS's reputation and the opportunity for our highly experienced team of risk ...

TAL named top life insurer for 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... excellence in the provision of products and services to financial advisers and retail customers, TAL was awarded the Strategic Insight/AFA Overall Platinum Life Company of the Year. Earlier in the night TAL won the Service Quality Award which covers ...

Advisers reckoning with direct risk sales growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... consumers are gaining prevalence over an area historically dominated by financial advisers and dealer groups, Strategic Insight's latest statistics show. The researcher found that in the decade to 2017, risk products sold via advisers - either independent ...

MetLife awards $11bn custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... The local life insurance market grew 2.4% to $16.2 billion in the year to September, latest statistics from Strategic Insight show. The group insurance segment however, recorded minimal growth, up 1.8% year-on-year to $6.3 billion, with MetLife (14.1%) ...

TAL forms medical advisory board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... officer Michael Boyer; and College of Clinical Psychologists fellow George Haralambous. Latest figures from Strategic Insight show TAL reported strong group insurance inflows in the 12 months to September after winning significant superannuation fund ...

Life insurance inflows stable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
The life insurance market grew 2.4% to $16.2 billion in the year to September, latest statistics from Strategic Insight show. The group insurance segment however, recorded minimal growth, up 1.8% year-on-year to $6.3 billion, with MetLife (14.1%), TAL ...

New Year, new chair at industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
A $4.5 billion industry fund will welcome a new chair and director to its board in the New Year. Described as a building industry stalwart, Wallace Trohear will chair BUSSQ from 1 January 2018, bringing more than 50 years' experience in building and ...