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MLC shakes up retail leadership team

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... customer experience and retention; Christopher Ong as head of pricing and profitability; and Simon Dent as head of underwriting and new business. "I'm thrilled to be leading a team of highly skilled industry professionals with vast experience and expertise. ...

CommInsure wins group insurance mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... CommInsure with its bid was its many initiatives encouraging members to interact digitally, including online claiming and underwriting capabilities and a health and wellbeing program designed for NSF Super members. NSF Super chief executive Ian Morante ...

Real estate manager revamps Aussie presence

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... experience in handling transaction and investment activities in the commercial real estate space, including acquisitions, underwriting and financing through to active asset management, redevelopment and disposals. Prior to his appointment, Tredwell spent ...

PIMCO enters private credit joint venture

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... chief investment officer Dan Ivascyn added: "We believe the combination of Solar Capital Partners' proven credit underwriting and relationships matched with PIMCO's global credit investment experience creates a superior ability in sourcing, evaluating ...

Banks balancing profit and capital adequacy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... the banks have either restructured or are restructuring their wealth businesses. Capital intensive life insurance underwriting and manufacturing operations have come under review, as banks look for ways to free up capital and improve returns," he said. ...

ANZ improves OneCare for advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... client improvements through three key updates including greater funding flexibility, improved client experience and underwriting streamlining processes. It also comes at a time when ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott has flagged selling the bank's financial ...

Centrepoint partners to enhance underwriting processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
Centrepoint Alliance has teamed up with a medical services provider to improve the underwriting process for clients and advisers. The dealer group has joined forces with Health Predictions to launch a new initiative, Centrepoint Healthscreen, to offer ...

Aussie bonds attractive to global investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... Australian economy's successful navigation of the post-GFC environment as further evidence of resilience and adaptability, underwriting global interest. "We expect that interest to continue. Australia is digesting the end of the mining and commodity ...

Super and innovation: a glass half full

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... knowledge-intensive industries and that they're going to drive what the natural resource sectors have provided for us - an almost underwriting prosperity," Ferris said. "Not surprisingly, asset allocators and big investors - superannuation funds in particular ...

Adviser reform about recovering social licence

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... the market about improving claims management processes so we're looking to drive efficiency. Steps like electronic underwriting need to be enhanced to answer the question of how we can help more people," Moffitt said, adding that this is a massive period ...