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Industry fund reduces insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
An industry super fund with $2.1 billion in assets under management is reducing its premiums on its income protection policy. Intrust Super's PayGuard policy premiums will reduce as much as 12% effective 1 October 2017. Intrust Super chief executive ...

UK regtech expands Australian footprint

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
The overhaul of regulatory reporting requirements by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is behind a global regtech provider's decision to expand its Australasian operations. Having already established an Australian presence, London-based ...

Australian Unity launches funeral bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
Australian Unity has launched a funeral bond that gives investors flexible investment choices outside of the traditional capital protection or guaranteed options. The FuneralPlan Bond's conservative investment option is designed for investors wanting ...

Boutique manager selects A-REIT and small-cap specialists

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
Alpha Fund Managers, the funds management subsidiary of Infocus Wealth Management, has enlisted a further two funds to its multi-manager suite. The first addition is the Investors Mutual Limited (IML) Small Cap Fund, which aims to deliver consistent ...

Managing the three pillars of retirement

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
Retirement income products need to be designed around three investment objectives: increasing income, reducing risk and maximising returns. Speaking at the inaugural Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income, Vertium Asset Management ...

Bravura inks deal with $4.7bn insurer

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
Bravura Solutions' global expansion plans have been given an upgrade with a mandate from one of the UK's largest mutual life insurers. The Scottish Friendly Assurance Society (Scottish Friendly), established in 1862 and with about $4.7 billion in assets ...

Industry fund expands executive team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
An industry super fund is focusing on growth and member experience with the appointment of two new executives to its senior leadership team. Former general manager of RACV Insurance, Paul Northey, will join CareSuper as executive manager - relationships ...

Credit firm expands to Hong Kong

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... and future expansion into the Asian region," O'Neill said. La Trobe was recently a finalist in the 2017 Financial Standard MAX Awards, held in Sydney in June. Read about the awards here.

Cameron Hume hires fixed income expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
International fixed income manager Cameron Hume hired an industry specialist to help grow its investment management capabilities. Russ Oxley, founder of Avrox Investment Solutions will work with the firm on a consultancy basis to develop strategic investment ...

Cbus slashes insurance premiums

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
Industry super fund Cbus has signed a new insurance deal with TAL that will see premiums decrease substantially. Premiums per unit of death and TPD cover for most members will go down by 25%, while for 15 to 44-year-old manual labour members; cover ...