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AIA arises from AIG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
AIA has today become the new name and brand for AIG Life in Australia as the group takes another step towards becoming a fully independent Asian-based insurance giant. The initiative follows similar moves announced last month by other former AIG subsidiaries ...

PIS is not part of sale: NAB

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
Aviva Australia's more than 20 per cent stake in Professional Investment Services (PIS) was not part of the NAB deal announced yesterday, creating an opening for a new ownership structure at the dealer group. PIS, one of Australia's largest dealer groups ...

CSRF lends more weight to domestic equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
Following its latest asset allocation review, the $2.9 billion-plus Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) is set to introduce a "bias to Australian shares" across all its investment options bar one, at the expense of international equities. ...

Integrity and Bennelong win HIP mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
Health Industry Plan (HIP) superannuation is redirecting cash flow to Australian equities, awarding investment mandates to Integrity Investment Management and Bennelong Funds Management. Ross Bernays, chief executive at HIP, said the firm reviewed its ...

BlackRock to buy Barclays Global Investors...

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
BlackRock has signed a purchase agreement to buy Barclays Global Investors including its ETF platform, iShares, to create a $3.3 trillion (US$2.7 trillion) asset management giant. According to a media statement released this morning, the deal will see ...

ING battles longevity risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
After more than a year at the helm, ING Australia's chief executive Harry Stout said the group is gearing up to launch a new suite of income and investment products tailored around longevity risks. At a time when most investment houses are hunkering ...

Super breakthrough for SMAs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
It wasn't quite a Eureka moment but after two years in the making, Aviva has come up with a separately managed account (SMA) that promises to resolve a lot of the issues that planners often face when they want to use the product. Due for release after ...

BT and Shadforth extend Wrap deal

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
BT Financial Group has extended the firm's platform arrangement with Shadforth Financial Group for another three years, ahead of 12 separate financial planning firms joining the group in July. This announcement comes after a five-year arrangement with ...

Insurance needs more disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
The insurance industry can help address underinsurance by moving faster towards simplified disclosure, with fees and commissions displayed prominently in Product Disclosure Statements (PDS). Financial Standard asked some of the country's leading insurers ...

Finsuper members flock to new insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
More than 350 Finsuper Division members, a division within AustralianSuper that caters for financial services workers, have taken up the fund's new insurance offer in the 10 days since it launched. The Finsuper Division was created to cater for financial ...