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AMP improves life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
Newly-launched improvements to AMP's life insurance offering are aiming to give advisers and customers greater flexibility and choice. To ensure customers' cover stays contemporary, AMP director of insurance proposition Greg Johnson said options can ...

Actuaries warn against one size fits all retirement products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
The Actuaries Institute has urged the government to use caution when designing Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement, saying a prescriptive approach would see the proliferation of sub-scale, unsustainable products. In its submission to Treasury's ...

ANZ Wealth adds SMAs to platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
ANZ Wealth is introducing Separately Managed Accounts as part of its Grow Wrap investment platform with the aim to provide greater flexibility for investors. Under the move, ANZ Wealth will introduce 13 new Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) to professionally ...

Kinetic Super improves insurance offering

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
Industry super fund Kinetic super is upgrading its insurance offering to maximise members' insurance protection at times when they can afford it and reduce it or switch it off when they can't. The upgrades, aimed at the recruitment industry and Australia's ...

Cuffe partners with EGP Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
Boutique equities investment manager EGP Capital enlisted Chris Cuffe to help launch a new fund. Industry veteran Cuffe joined EGP Capital's board to establish the EGP Concentrated Value Fund due to launch in August. The fund aims to raise up to $50 ...

Zurich revamps life insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
Zurich is offering "generous" rate reductions and discounts on a number of its life insurance products in a major upgrade since acquiring Macquarie Life. The insurer announced it will reduce rates for term, and total and permanent disablement (TPD) ...

HUB24 lures talent as growth strategy progresses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
Having tripled in size in just two years, HUB24 is preparing for further growth with several appointments including Ord Minnett's former head of platform, product and sales. George Deva has joined HUB24 as head of product strategy, following 12 years ...

Banking and Finance Oath secures strong conference program

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
The Banking and Finance Oath holds its inaugural conference in Sydney next week and it has secured an impressive lineup to drive the importance of trust and ethical foundations in financial services. Banking and Finance Oath executive Cris Parker said ...

Colonial First State upgrades managed accounts offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
New managed accounts capabilities will be rolled out across Colonial First State's FirstWrap and FirstChoice platforms ahead of managed accounts being made available on FirstChoice later this year. As part of a tailored solution for a range of licensees ...

Rising yields benefit active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Rising yields combatting inflationary pressures are conducive to active bond managers outperforming passive strategies, according to an expert investment manager. IOOF portfolio manager of fixed income Osvaldo Acosta said in this environment, active ...