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Zurich expands Life and Investment team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed Greg Della to the role of chief life actuary. Della will be reporting to Raf Uy, chief financial officer. "Greg was previously with Zurich for more than 25 years and spent a considerable amount of this ...

Zurich continues Investments restructure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
Zurich Financial Services Australia has announced further changes to its Investments business following the merger of the sales and operational teams of Life & Investments in March this year. Tim Meggitt, formerly head of key accounts and research has ...

BNP Paribas wins AvSuper mandate on tech

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
AvSuper has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services Australia & New Zealand (BNP Paribas) custodian of their $1.25bn investment portfolio. The contract covers full master custodianship and fund administration services, with the choice prompted by ...

Gaps in social media adviser uptake revealed

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... social media channels," said Marc Fabris, National Manager Sales Strategies and Research for Zurich Financial Services Australia. "The next step is educating them on how to effectively use these channels to benefit their business." In terms of tablet ...

J.P. Morgan TS builds with six senior hires

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... continued its hiring blitz appointing Damian Crowley as head of cash and trade sales for J.P. Morgan Treasury Services Australia and New Zealand along with five other senior hires. The newly appointed team will work closely with their counterparts in ...

ASIC steps back from social media hard-line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... financial services are already lagging," said Richard Dunkerley, marketing manager, life risk at Zurich Financial Services Australia. "The earliest draft started from the point that you probably shouldn't use these tools for certain purposes. This final ...

Zurich adds to WA Investments team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed Jeff Bailey to the role of Western Australia regional sales manager, Investments. Bailey has over 17 years experience in the financial services industry, with the last ten being in the Western Australian ...

Risk advisers optimistic about long-term

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... and remain positive on long-term practice viability, according to an index commissioned by Zurich Financial Services Australia. The index constructed by Beaton Research and Consulting, surveyed the sentiment of over 300 advisers actively writing risk ...

HESTA makes board and exec team changes

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... Financial Planning. New board director appointments include Klaus Zimmermann who represents Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA), Lloyd Williams and Rosemary Kelly on behalf of the Health Services Union (HSU) and David Smith for the Australian ...

Tablets top adviser Christmas wish list: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... the gap between technology and financial advice is closing. The online survey, conducted by Zurich Financial Services Australia, also found there was a significant take up of technology by advisers although there was some complaint about the impact technology ...