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AXA elevates RACV for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... latest coup is an exclusive deal with car insurer Royal Automotive Club of Victoria (RACV), which gives advisers another channel to reach a broader client base. Under the agreement, AXA advisers have the opportunity to access RACV's two million policyholders ...

Deutsche hires investment specialist

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... relationships for BlackRock working closely with the Portfolio Management Group and providing technical guidance to the sales channel. Brinsmead will be based in Sydney and will focus on consultant and institutional client relationships in the Australian ...

BTIM targets planners and boutiques

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... demand. Emilio Gonzalez, chief executive of BTIM, said at the firm's annual general meeting yesterday that the firm will channel its efforts into engaging with advisers, in a bid to diversify its business and growth. "We plan on increasing our brand ...

More to retirement than super: planner

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
A large-scale retirement survey by AXA backs previous research that majority of Gen Xers wait until the last minute before they start saving for retirement, but one planner makes suggestions on how thirty-somethings can start saving now without digging ...

BlackRock appoints head of iShares Aus

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
BlackRock has promoted Mark Oliver to head of its iShares exchange traded fund (ETF) business in Australia. Oliver has been with BlackRock since 2008 and was most recently head of strategic partnerships. Prior to this, he led BlackRock's distribution ...

Tower wins First State Super, ousts MetLife

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
Third-ranked group insurer Tower Australia is nipping at the heels of top two rivals AIA and ING, now called OnePath, after signing a landmark deal with the $20 billion First State Super. Effective next month, Tower will provide death, disablement and ...

Insurers slow to custom fit products: research

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... including planners, and only 4 per cent form the internet. "No wonder that insurers overwhelmingly say that improving multi-channel distribution capability is a critical objective for those who aspire to join the ranks of the industry's top performers," ...

Tower posts strong growth in direct and life ins

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
Specialist life insurance group Tower Australia has reported a 24 per cent profit growth this year to $92.3 million, buoyed by strong performance in its group and direct insurance channels. Tower's retail life business underwent significant changes ...

AMP Flexible Super records $1bn in FUM

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
AMP plans to broaden the consumer appeal of its low-cost Flexible Super product next year, after the new offering reached the $1 billion in funds under management mark within six months. Andrew Hobern, the newly-appointed director of business performance ...

AustralianSuper to hit $110bn by 2020

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
AustralianSuper intends to triple its funds under management from the current $33 billion to $110 billion in the next ten years using a five-pronged growth strategy, including buying and merging with other super funds. Paul Schroder, general manager ...