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CommInsure appoints independent review expert

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
CommInsure has announced the appointment of its independent expert to review past life insurance claims. Deloitte will responsible for selecting a representative sample of denied CommInsure claims over the last five years, determining the validity of ...

DomaCom partners to keep cattle empire in Australian hands

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Following fears that Australia's massive Kidman cattle station would be sold to overseas investors, fractional property investment fund DomaCom has announced a partnership and a potential solution. DomaCom has partnered with Lloyds Business Brokers ...

AB announces $140m super mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
AllianceBernstein has been awarded a $140 million mandate by a super fund to manage a short-duration global credit portfolio. Prime Super, the roughly $3 billion super fund representing industries in rural and regional Australia, appointed AB to manage ...

ACBC releases six fixed-rate XTBs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
The Australian Corporate Bond Company has listed six new fixed-rate exchange-traded bonds (XTBs) on the ASX today. The new release includes bonds from AGL, Alumina, Ausnet Services, BHP and Downer EDI. The indicative yields range from 2.764% to 4.538%. ...

Insto oligopoly stifling advice M&A activity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
There are still far more buyers than sellers for financial planning businesses due to 85% of licensees being controlled by six institutions, according to Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan. Despite what Tynan perceives as a ...

ANZ rings in insurance updates

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
ANZ Wealth has announced a range of updates to its insurance offerings with key focuses on affordability, product awareness and simplicity, and the relationship between financial advisers and their clients. From today customers at OneCare who have combined ...

MetLife makes two senior hires

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... innovation in MetLife's DNA and cut through complexity, drawing on his experience with start-ups and entrepreneurs." Meanwhile, Alex Kleiman, Metlife's new Melbourne office head and head of B2B sales, joins the insurer from Mercer, where he was a partner ...

ThinkSmart appoints former Seven Group CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
Listed fintech company ThinkSmart has appointed a new non-executive director. Peter Gammell, also a non-executive director of Seven West Media, was the chief executive of Seven Group Holdings, which is a major shareholder in the Channel Seven Network. ...

Ignition Wealth partners with SMSF administrator

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
Independent automated investment adviser Ignition Wealth has partnered with a leading SMSF administrator. Triple A Super provides administration, taxation, deed and transition services for SMSF advisers and accountants. Through the Ignition Wealth partnership ...

IOOF announces group insurance mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
IOOF has announced it has renewed its relationship with a leading group insurer. From July 1, TAL will continue to provide group insurance for IOOF, following a tender process by Rice Warner; in a statement, IOOF said this process led to "significant ...