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Macquarie boosts AUM, earnings flat

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... managed accounts (SMA). Some 75 SMAs are offered on Macquarie Wrap from 18 investment managers. Income for its life insurance business meanwhile was slashed from $56 million to $27 million compared to the previous corresponding period, thanks to the ...

Super insurance must be standardised: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
The Insurance in Superannuation Working Group is pushing to standardise how super funds communicate life insurance information to members. In its third discussion paper released today, the working group highlights three in ten Australians have no clue ...

NAB Wealth growth steady

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... Australia Bank's wealth business reported modest growth in the half year to March, while finalising the sale of its life insurance business contributed significantly to the group's bottom line. NAB does not split out its consumer banking and wealth segments ...

Sunsuper puts adviser trust front and centre

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... advisers that maintaining a client's trust will be one of the most important commodities going forward in a post-FoFA, Life Insurance Framework world. "We know that getting the right financial advice can make a huge difference to our members' lifestyle ...

The romantic side of life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... assisted financial advisers in making a dent in Australia's burgeoning underinsurance problem. Recently promoting its life insurance offering as 'love insurance', ANZ flipped the traditional insurance advice script and provided advisers and branch staff ...

AIA launches flexible premium structure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
Life insurance specialist AIA Australia launched a new product feature that will help clients curb costly stepped premium increases for up to 15 years. Advisers will have greater flexibility in matching premium terms to their clients' needs, with the ...

Ellerston and Coombe buy Austock stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... of Austock Eric Barr said the agreements provide momentum and direction for Austock as a whole, particularly its life insurance investment business. "It's confirmation of the directors' belief in the potential of Austock and is particularly timely given ...

Pressure on advice practices means time for rethink: ClearView

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... Planning Solutions, distributed by parent company ClearView, says pressure placed on businesses by factors such as the Life Insurance Framework (LIF) and the proliferation of automated advice will see advisers providing comprehensive strategic advice ...

MLC Life creates four adviser engagement roles

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
MLC Life Insurance, the insurer established after NAB sold its life insurance arm to Nippon Life, has created four new business engagement manager roles. The managers will join MLC Life Insurance's retail business from May 1 and will focus on assisting ...

Unclaimed money hits $1.1bn: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
Some $1.1 billion of unclaimed money is lying in dormant bank accounts, life insurance and shares, according to ASIC. There is about $62.5 million in unclaimed life insurance policy payouts; $458 million in bank accounts and $309 million in shares and ...