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Ellerston and Coombe buy Austock stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
Superannuation reform is driving the formation of a strategic relationship between Austock and a specialist investment manager, as well as the appointment of a new director to Austock's board. Ellerston Capital has entered into a subscription agreement ...

Insurance bonds meeting retirement income demand

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
Insurance bonds are rising in prominence as a way of addressing retirement income shortfalls, according to Austock Life. The bond issuer's research found retirees are increasingly looking for savings and investment vehicles outside superannuation to ...

Austock expands investment menu

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
Austock Life has expanded its Vanguard Tax-Paid range, adding three new indexed options to its imputation bond menu. The addition of the Vanguard Diversified Conservative Index, Vanguard Diversified Growth Index and Vanguard International Shares (Unhedged) ...

Advisers recommending imputation bonds to sidestep will worries

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... increasingly recommending that retiree clients use imputation bonds to safely deliver bequests to beneficiaries, according to Austock Life head of IFA product and relationships Richard Atkinson. Imputation bonds differ to traditional entitlements because ...

Wingate appoints senior investment analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2016
... Wingate from UCA Funds Management, where he was also a senior investment analyst. Prior to that, he held roles at Barclays, Austock, AB and Goldman Sachs JBWere. "Thomas' experience as an investment and portfolio analyst across a range of asset classes ...

Alternative income sources could benefit retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... provide an annuity-like payment stream with greater flexibility on the drawdown and frequency of payments, according to AUSTOCK Life managing director Ross Higgins. A type of insurance bond, imputation bonds allow investors to adjust payment streams ...

Greens strike pension test deal with coalition

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... rate, to the settings that were in place prior to 2007, will be guaranteed access to the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. Austock Life head of IFA product and relationships, Richard Atkinson, said financial advisers are revisiting Commonwealth Seniors ...

AFA and PFL award Australia's top insurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... and Macquarie's Sponsorship of Stroke Solidarity String. Investment Bond Results winner was CommInsure. Finalists were Austock and IOOF. Overall Annuity Provider of the Year was Challenger. Finalists were CommInsure and BT Financial Group. Long Term ...

Mariner chairman resigns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... against Mariner in the Federal Court in April over the company's proposed takeover bid for listed financial services company Austock Group Limited (Austock). ASIC said it was seeking financial penalties and disqualification orders, stating: "ASIC's civil ...

ASIC takes legal action against Mariner over Austock takeover

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... funds management company Mariner Corporation (Mariner) over its proposed 2012 takeover bid for financial services company Austock Group (Austock). ASIC will seek financial penalties and disqualification order against and Mariner's current and former ...