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FSC appoints AMP exec to the board

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has appointed AMP group executive of insurance and superannuation to its board. Pauline Blight-Johnston has more than 20 years' experience in the financial services industry and has held senior executive positions ...

MetLife doubled group risk market share in 2013

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
MetLife Insurance doubled its group risk premium inflows and group insurance market share in 2013, Plan For Life research found. The life insurer's group risk premium inflows jumped by 110% and went from $222.28 million in the year ended December 2012 ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
Australian shares are higher due to strong gains by the big four banks, positive offshore leads and higher commodity prices. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said he thought there was relatively strong momentum for quality. "There is a nice balance in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed performance on Wall Street. At 0900 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up six points at 5,369. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac-Melbourne ...

Asteron Life wins Super Rugby naming rights

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
Asteron Life has partnered with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) in signing a three-year naming rights sponsorship of the Super Rugby series, which will be known as the 'Asteron Life Super Rugby Tournament' in Australia. Asteron Life executive general ...

APRA to scrutinise group insurance risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
Group insurance risk management will be top of the agenda in a number of thematic reviews to be carried out by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), according to the regulator's general manager Greg Brunner. Speaking at the Australian ...

Risk Premium inflows up 9.6% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Risk Premium inflows increased 9.6% year on year in the 12 months to 31 December, according to the latest figures from Plan For Life. AIA Australia led the way with inflows increasing by 20.1% during the year. BT / Westpac saw the second highest inflows ...

Robertson and Wadell out in AMP reshuffle

HARRY PAGE, ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
Two key AMP financial advice executives have become the first high-profile casualties of yesterday's company restructure announcement. The managing director of AMP-aligned dealer group Genesys Wealth Advisers Paul Robertson and Andrew Waddell, director ...

AMP restructure to lead to job cuts

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
Some jobs may be on the chopping block at AMP as a result of chief executive Craig Meller's restructure of the business which began last year and continued today with the announcement of key leadership appointments. "As we move towards a more efficient ...

Key PIS and Asteron execs move to Millennium3

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Two key executives from Professional Investment Services (PIS) and Asteron respectively have joined the practice management division of the ANZ-owned dealer group Millennium3. The former PIS regional manager for Queensland Mark Stubbing has joined Millennium3 ...