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Zurich makes further additions to Life Risk team

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... MLC where he supported Platinum advisers. The new hires follow a string of appointments to Zurich's Life & Investments business. These include regional underwriting managers Matthew Apps and Tina Beilby, Queensland-based senior underwriter Scott Power ...

Advisers coming round to social media

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... business development managers through social media. Philip Kewin, general manager Retail for Zurich's Life and Investments business said the most prolific users of social media were, unsurprisingly, younger advisers who had been in the industry for five ...

AFA Adviser of the Year Finalists revealed

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... and providing an example for others to emulate." Colin Morgan, chief executive of sponsor Zurich's Life and Investments business said the industry had experienced significant change and advisers were grappling with this. "The finalists have seemingly ...

Mercer makes key changes to investment team

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... Australian and New Zealand investment portfolios for sustained strong performance outcomes," leader of Mercer Investments Business for the Pacific Simon Eagleton said. David Stuart will be chief strategist for Mercer Funds in the Pacific market, extending ...

Challenger stages lifetime annuities comeback

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... including Bankstown and Roselands in NSW and Sunshine in Victoria. The company's newly established Aligned Investments business division arranged for coinvestment in the centres by an offshore institutional investor looking for a local partner with strong ...

Perpetual hires new distribution manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
Perpetual has appointed Dean Winterton as general manager distribution for its Perpetual Investments business. Winterton will be responsible for driving inflows via a targeted sales and marketing strategy aimed at reducing redemptions and growing the ...

NAB Wealth profits stable

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... last year. In an announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) the bank said that earnings in the investments business grew strongly, reflecting growth in funds under management (FUM) and increased earnings from direct asset management. FUM ...

IFM expands direct investments team

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... investment director. Barker will focus on identifying and executing investment opportunities for IFM's new direct investments business. He will be located in Sydney and report to IFM head of direct Investments Phillip Bower. "Ashley's breadth of experience ...

State Super FS appoints Mercer new asset consultant

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... Graeme Mather said. "Fifteen of the 20 largest institutional investors in Australia now work with Mercer's Investments business in some way; whether accessing our global manager research and asset class expertise, asset allocation advice, or seeking ...

Zurich launches automated risk data feed

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
Zurich Financial Services announced this week the launch of automated risk data feeds for advisers, which is available through the XPLAN financial planning program. Advisers can use this tool to access in-force policy and client information, which is ...