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MLC appoints portfolio manager

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
MLC Investment Management has appointed Stuart Piper as portfolio manager with primary responsibility for all aspects of MLC's debt strategies and several non-equity strategies. Piper will be responsible for the firm's debt strategies and a number of ...

Planners still optimistic: MLC

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... owners are confident their business will grow by more 25 per cent per year in the next five years, new data shows. A combined MLC/NAB survey indicates that planners are confident that their business will continue to prosper and grow over 25 per cent ...

Mortgage trusts face crisis of confidence

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... The spokesman said that the fund can tap into the liquidity of its parent bank to meet all withdrawals. Similarly, NAB-owned MLC also announced all its investment funds will operate as normal and there will be no lock-up in redemptions. But while the ...

MLC upgrades its group insurance suite

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
MLC is raising the bar in group insurance, providing super funds with more insurance options at no extra cost. MLC's salary continuance benefits now cover 10 specific illnesses, which means members can receive double benefits for up to six months. For ...

MLC FUM falls, profits flat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
NAB's wealth management arm MLC saw funds under management fall 14.1 per cent to $94.6 billion at the end of September but pre-tax profits were up three per cent at $576 million. The firm's cash earnings before investment on retained earnings (IoRE) ...

Language is key to sell insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... how much life insurance they are able to sell, according to renowned UK financial adviser, Bhupinder Anand. Speaking at an MLC Insurance Forum, Anand said financial advisers should never tell people the first meeting is free because it implied they won't ...

MLC locks premium rates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
MLC is locking its insurance level premium rates for the next five years and refreshing its product disclosure statements in its latest endeavour to draw fresh clients. MLC confirmed at its Insurance Forum today that the guarantee applies to new clients ...

More than 50 funds 'on hold' after shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... benchmark performance after fees. As a result, S&P downgraded two products, the Advance Australian Shares Multi Blend Fund and MLC Australian Share Fund. Potential range of reasons for the underperformance of the sector could include capacity, fees ...

Super cushions local asset managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... bank Fortis have either sold or in the process of selling their asset management arm, Australian managers such as NAB-owned MLC, Commonwealth Bank-owned Colonial First State and ANZ's joint venture with ING, are all "safe", according to banking analysts. ...

MLC cuts medical requirements

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
MLC is reducing the number of medical examinations and blood tests required by up to 30 per cent across its lump sum insurance products. The new mandatory limits apply to the MLC Personal Protection Portfolio (PPP) and MLC Life Cover Super (LCS). For ...