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TOWER completes share sale

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
Life insurer TOWER Australia announced that shares held by the company and its shareholders have now been transferred to TAL Dai-ichi Life Group. TOWER, which will be renamed TAL in November, said in a statement to the ASX that shareholders will be ...

AFA award launched to encourage female financial planners

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), TOWER Australia and the Macquarie Graduate School of Management launched its inaugural AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award in Sydney last night. Tackling the gender gap that exists in retirement savings ...

TOWER Australia changes to TAL

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
Life insurer TOWER Australia Group is set to become TAL Limited by November. TOWER is changing its name to TAL after completing extensive research in the lead up to a licence deadline when a five-year agreement with TOWER Limited of New Zealand to use ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market is tipped to open higher, following a strong US lead, before slipping back into the red as the high Australian dollar continues to put a dampener on local trade. At 0730 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures ...

Merger gets Japan FSA thumbs up

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
The $1.2 billion merger between TOWER Australia and Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company (Dai-ichi Life) continues after Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) gives the green light. The FSA has now approved the proposed acquisition of the remaining shares ...

IOOF adds insurance, offers more low-cost options

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
IOOF adds retail insurance to its Pursuit platform and launches Premier Investor Choice, a suite of six investment options with lower management fees. IOOF said it has created six low cost options to further diversify its platform offerings to create ...

Adviser award highlights need for women-centric advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
Concerns about the number of Australian women lacking adequate insurance and retirement savings are behind a new award for female financial advisers. The Association of Financial Advisers will launch the AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award in conjunction ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from Wall Street over the weekend, although world markets appear tentative as they assess the impact of the Japanese earthquake on Friday. On the ASX 24 at 0718 AEDT, the March share price index futures ...

NAB buys 35pc stake in AREA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The National Australia Bank has bought a 35 per cent interest in a global real estate fund manager, increasing its exposure to property in North America, Europe and Asia. The purchase of New York-based fund AREA Property Partners gives the bank's asset ...

Tower adds to adviser support

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
Tower Australia has recruited a former AMP Financial Planning manager as state sales manager. Tower has named Charl du Plooy as its NSW/ACT State Sales Manager, Retail Life. Formerly with AMP Financial Planning, du Plooy has managed distribution teams ...