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Cbus invests in direct property

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
Cbus pumps much needed funds into direct property following a partnership deal with investment manager DEXUS to develop an office tower in Sydney. Cbus Property, a wholly-owned subsidiary of industry super fund Cbus, has acquired a one-third interest ...

Telstra Super members gain rebate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
Almost 30,000 Telstra Super members will receive a rebate on their group insurance premiums after lower than expected claim levels with the fund's insurer, TOWER Australia over the past three years. Telstra Super's deal with TOWER Australia means the ...

Solaris gets "highly recommended" rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
Lonsec awarded Solaris Investment Management's Core Australian Equity fund a 'highly recommended' rating. In its report, Lonsec said the 'long only' Australian equity fund's key strength is the experience of its ex-Suncorp investment team experience ...

ING Aus hires former Tower senior exec

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
ING Australia has recruited Gavin Pearce, previously the chief executive of the Non-Core Australian Investment arm of Tower, as its new executive director of Life Risk. Pearce replaces Helen Troup, who was promoted to chief executive officer of ING ...

Premium and business growth up: TOWER

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
TOWER Australia continues to grow its insurance business posting growth in its in-force premium and new business revenues during the financial year. The insurer's inforce premiums, representing premiums on all policies that have not expired or been ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher today as Wall Street heads into the Thanksgiving holiday in positive territory. At 0800 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was up 126 points at 3,691. ...

Tower upgrades Accelerate and TPP

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
Refined work definitions, broadened medical terms and technological upgrades - TOWER Australia is pumping up its Accelerate and Tower Protection Product to make life insurance more accessible for independent financial advisers and their clients. Both ...

Tower appoints BDM

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
TOWER Australia has appointed Suzie Brown as business development manager, platform risk within its Group Risk Division. In this newly-created position, Brown will provide specialist personal insurance and distribution support to Tower's wholesale insurance ...

Skandia adds online group insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
Skandia enhanced its platform to include online straight through processing (STP) group insurance, allowing advisers to easily and accurately provide the service without lots of paperwork. The system's STP tool allows advisers to track the status of ...

Catholic Super enhances insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
Catholic Super members can now claim 43 per cent more on basic death and death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover at no extra cost after the fund upgraded its insurance service with TOWER Australia. The negotiated insurance service means ...