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O'Dwyer says life insurance back on the agenda

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... being stuck in what Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane described as "legislative limbo," the life insurance reforms are back on the agenda, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said. Speaking at the 2016 FSC Leaders ...

ASIC needs to focus on prevention, not cure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... licensees can't be allowed by ASIC. They need to be held to a higher standard." Swanson continued: "Running a listed life insurance provider isn't an easy task, but I'm glad I'm at least not ASIC. They have a very broad remit. I'd agree they're underfunded ...

No more inquiries, says FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... Parliament should be passing the financial services reforms "already in the legislative pipeline," including the life insurance reforms. Referencing the recent Brexit referendum, Loane argued that London's status as a newly independent financial centre ...

NAB merger creates largest retail super fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... Australia, behind AustralianSuper, which recently surpassed $100 billion in FUM. This move follows NAB selling its life insurance business, under the MLC brand, to Nippon Life; in doing so, the bank separated its investments, life insurance and superannuation ...

Nationals senator not giving up on life insurance investigation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... like after a hotly-contested election, he will prioritise continuing the Senate Economics References Committee's life insurance industry investigation. Speaking to Financial Standard, Williams said: "I'm very concerned about life insurance. If I'm re-elected ...

Zurich appoints Macquarie vets

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... two senior Macquarie Life personnel to its management team. Following Macquarie's agreement to sell its Macquarie Life insurance business to Zurich in March, Zurich has recruited current Macquarie Life head of commercial management Daniel Longden to ...

ClearView adds annuities to wrap

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... separately managed accounts (SMAs) to its investment platform in October 2015. ClearView Wealth specialises in life insurance, wealth management and financial planning solutions. As at 31 December 2015, the company had $203 million of life insurance ...

ClearView appoints three new BDMs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... QLD. Blanton joins ClearView from Asteron NSW where he was a senior BDM for the last six years specialising in life insurance. Blanton has been in the financial services industry for 15 years, bringing with him extensive sales experience and experience ...

Industry fund reduces insurance premiums

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... approach for insurance cover. Pricing pressure and regulatory forces have led superannuation funds to overhaul group life insurance offerings to better balance competitive premiums with valuable benefits.

Longevity driving interest in risk pooled products

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... life expectancy and poor returns from volatile markets is driving more investors to reassess their retirement and life insurance products, according to Milliman. Milliman, a global provider of actuarial products and services, has found that Australians ...