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APRA bans former Zurich CEO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has disqualified another former Zurich chief executive officer, Malcolm Murray Jones, from directorial or senior management roles, six months after investigations concluded. Jones was a director ...

Zurich advisers log on to IRESS software

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
Zurich Financial Services has become the first Australian life office to launch IRESS' AppCentral electronic life insurance application software across its adviser network. The life-insurance program allows advisers to complete proposals and submit ...

AMP Capital Investors announces new retail head

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
AMP Capital Investors has announced a new head of retail distribution. Ben Harrop formally takes on the role after being acting head of retail for the past few months. He has over 15 years experience in financial services, including time spent with ...

Zurich reviews managers after DeAM divestment

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
Hot on the heels of Deutsche Asset Management's (DeAM) divestment of its Australian funds management manufacturing business to Aberdeen Asset Management, Zurich Financial Services has asked Mercer Investment Consulting to undertake a review of managers ...

Zurich expands super and allocated pension menus

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
Zurich Financial Services Australia has announced six new investment options available for the Zurich Superannuation Plan and Allocated Pension. The six new investment options are the ING Wholesale Capital Stable Trust, the Perpetual Wholesale Balanced ...

Zurich Australia appoints head of technical

Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed former ING national technical manager, Jennifer Brookhouse, to the role of head of technical services. Barry Tomkinson, general manager of Zurich Australia's Investment Management and Life, said Brookhouse's ...

AFS begins restructure

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2006
Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) is about to undergo a major restructure that is designed to underpin the future success of the group. AFS chief executive officer, Peter Daly, said that the restructure was aimed at building a business model ...

Multiport SMSF receives UK pension roll-over approval

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
Multiport and Vantage Financial have partnered to facilitate tax efficient UK pension fund transfers to Australia. SMSF provider Multiport and migration financial consultancy Vantage Financial have worked together to gain approval under the UK's Qualifying ...

Former Zurich CFO banned by APRA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has disqualified the former Zurich Australian Insurance Limited (ZAIL) chief financial officer for his role in deliberately overstating the company's financial position. John Stanbridge was chief ...

It's a wrap for UK pensions: Zurich

Zurich Financial Services Australia has announced that its wrap services are all stamped as 'Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes' (QROPS) which will allow UK migrants to transfer their funds to Australia without heavy tax penalties. In April ...