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Ironbark, Zurich shutter funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
Ironbark Asset Management and Zurich Investments are shutting down three funds after the Sydney boutique managing them said it will stop asset management operations in July. Denning Pryce managed about $270 million for Aussie investors in alternative ...

Zurich Investments shuts down fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
Zurich Investments has shut down an income-focused international equities fund amid a strategic review of its fund lineup. The Zurich Investments Global Equity Income Scheme, managed by Denning Pryce was closed off in September, wound up in December ...

IFM Investors to open new Europe office

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... regulatory environment in any event in Europe," Himbury said. "And while we've got an office in the United Kingdom and in Zurich, our view is that whatever the Brexit scenario and in any event to have a greater presence in Europe so that's probably ...

TAL goes back-to-back at AFA awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... insurer took home the top gong as Platinum Winner of the AFA Life Company of the Year Award, beating AIA, OnePath Life and Zurich to the prize. The awards recognised the life insurance sector for its contribution to the advice profession, with life insurance ...

Risk advice a hard sell: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
New research from Zurich quantifies the amount consumers will pay for life insurance advice, but also reinforces the fact the majority are unwilling to be out of pocket. The Risk Advice Disconnect whitepaper revealed a minimal number (8%) of consumers ...

Equity Trustees acquires superannuation trustee

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... superannuation trustee for $6.2 million. Equity Trustees' parent company EQT Holdings has signed an agreement to purchase Zurich Australian Superannuation (ZAS), a subsidiary of Zurich Australia. ZAS has about $1 billion in funds under trusteeship ...

Zurich awards $100m passive mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
A global asset manager has won a mandate to invest $100 million in ASX-listed equities for Zurich Group's Australian investment management arm. DWS will invest in a passively-managed portfolio of Australian stocks for Zurich Investment Management. Zurich's ...

Life risk commissions must also go: Hayne

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... commissions on life insurance in super products), AIA paid $690 million, CommInsure paid $460 million, AMP paid $380 million and Zurich paid $113 million. Opposition to abolishing life risk insurance commissions Submissions to the RC interim report pointed ...

Local Government Super chief resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... specialist insurance and reinsurance provider for four years before joining LGS. Before that, he was chief executive of Zurich Financial Services between 2006 and 2011. LGS made a series of executive and board member changes over the last two years. ...

IOOF, ANZ deal not in best interests of members: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... Morningstar said. "In addition, we think the changes ensure ANZ Bank's OnePath Life business, which is being separately sold to Zurich, is independent of IOOF's acquisition of the P&I business." Morningstar has maintained its fair value estimate for ...