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NAS appoints data partner

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
National Australia Bank Asset Servicing (NAS) has appointed Thomson Reuters as its preferred data partner to deliver market information, exchange-traded pricing and reference services. Through Thomson Reuters' DataScope Select and Eikon financial analysis ...

Zurich appoints AIA claims manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
Zurich has appointed a new head of claims from rival AIA. Sheriff Hamza will oversee the strategic direction, policy and governance of claims. He joins Zurich having previously been with AIA for almost six years, most recently as national group claims ...

Zurich buys Macquarie Life

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
Macquarie Group has entered into an agreement to sell its Macquarie Life insurance business to Zurich Australia. The deal will see Zurich's in force premiums go from $370 million to roughly $610 million, effectively increasing the size of the life business ...

BT awarded Life Company of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
BT Financial Group has been awarded 2015 Life Company of the Year at a ceremony hosted by Plan for Life and the Association of Financial Advisers in Sydney last night. BTFG collected three of 13 awards on offer, also winning the Income Protection Award ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services wins mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
AIA has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services as its OTC derivatives operations provider. Under the mandate, BNP Paribas will provide trade management, collateral management and trade repository reporting in Hong Kong and Singapore. "We have been ...

Credit Union enters super through platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
Bankstown City Credit Union has become the latest mutual to use a shared superannuation platform, allowing them to enter the $2 trillion market and expand its product range. The credit union, which has about 5000 members, is now using Financial Synergy's ...

AIA profit boosted by Asian insurance demand

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
AIA has released its global interim 2016 results, showing an operating after-tax profit boost of 16% to US$3.2 billion ($4.4 billion). This reflects a 26% growth in the value of new business to US$2.2 billion and a 14% growth in annualised new premiums ...

Rubik appoints head of wealth from IRESS

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
Rubik Financial has appointed an IRESS veteran to the new role of head of product - wealth. Now reporting to Rubik group executive - product David Flynn, Emily Chen joins the financial services software provider from IRESS, where she was product manager ...

Henderson reports record inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
Global asset manager Henderson Group has flagged three Australian acquisitions and the launch a new fund in the country as part of a successful 2015 that saw record net inflows and underlying profits. The firm reported its full year results to the Australian ...

CFA societies launch advocacy council

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
A newly formed regional advocacy council for Australia and New Zealand is aiming to champion ethical behaviour and leadership in investment markets as well as set benchmarks to improve market integrity. The council is being run by Chartered Financial ...