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Super funds bidding to stem insurance shortfall

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... insurance it's important to break that down to see what that really means," said Andrew Howard, general manager, Group Insurance, MLC. "We say it's about appropriate levels of cover and appropriate ages and occupations, it's not necessarily a broad brush ...

MLC clarifies AXA adviser hunt

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
MLC has confirmed that it is attempting to capitalise on uncertainty among advisers following the AMP/AXA merger by offering one off payments to lure new talent. In an email sent to its own rank of advisers, MLC's executive general manager, advice and ...

CommInsure hires AMP manager to strengthen retail advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... services and national accounts teams. With over 20 years experience in the industry, Kennedy has held senior positions at NAB/MLC, ING Financial Planning/RetireInvest, and most recently AMP Financial Planning, where he was regional manager NSW, Southern ...

Plum lands $300m Lend Lease super mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... completed by June 30. Plum provides superannuation solutions to medium and large Australian organisations. It is a subsidiary of MLC and manages superannuation for 80 of Australia's largest corporations and has more than 189,000 members.

MLC MasterKey platform revamped

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
MLC has made changes to its MasterKey platform based on feedback including external asset reporting, more investment choice and switching strategy options. Advisers using the MasterKey platform now have access to new online and product upgrades. NAB ...

MLC launches contrib. cap tool

MLC said their Contributions Cap Decision Tool provides a step-by-step guide on how to manage a client's contributions and avoid incurring excess contributions tax. Breaching contributions caps is a not a major problem in national systematic terms ...

Plum has members in its sights with new appointment

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
Tony Stewart has been appointed Head of Member Services for Plum and the MLC Group's Corporate and Institutional Wealth division. The announcement follows a number of recent appointments in Plum's Education team who will focus on working with clients ...

MLC hands planners client engagement tool

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
MLC has launched a new tool for financial advisers, helping them increase engagement among their existing client base. My Client Leads is designed to identify the potential needs of clients and flag up when they may be in need of advice. According to ...

Advisers hampered by conflicted platforms

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... being product providers. Those three were HUB24, OneVue and netwealth. The others were all owned by product providers such as MLC and NAB Wealth (National Australia Bank), AXA/AMP, Colonial First State or BT Financial Group (Westpac). Connie McKeage ...

BT adopt retirement strategy with new head

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... Greenhalgh developed Challenger's annuity and managed fund products. Prior to this he held senior product development roles at MLC. "Australia's retirement population is growing - that's a fact. Our industry has a real obligation - and opportunity - ...