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AMP flags recovery, profit jumps

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
... $181 million, buoyed by strong performances from AMP Bank and its stakes in Resolution Life and the China Pension Life Company. In the pre-Hayne Royal Commission days, AMP boasted a 2017 half-year NPAT of $533 million, while its share price traded over ...

Research aims to solve cash conundrum

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... the Future Safe product. Lonsec recently re-categorised Future Safe out of the fund manager category and into the life company category, moving it to a binary 'approved' or 'not approved' rating system. The Future Safe product was rated 'approved' by ...

Life Company of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has announced the winner of its 2020 Life Company of the Year award, going to the same insurer four years in a row. TAL took out the top spot again with runners up AIA Australia, MLC Life Insurance and NEOS Life. ...

Dividend cuts not as bad as expected

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... performance in the gold price. AMP, despite recent issues, also declared a special dividend following the sale of their life company." Price said the resources sector performed well, as well as on the dividend front. "The strong demand for iron ore is ...

Challenger shuffles life portfolio asset allocations

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... no material direct impact on FY20 normalised net profit after tax." On Friday, S&P Global Ratings kept Challenger Life Company Limited's rating at A and Challenger Limited's rating at BBB+ but went from a positive outlook to a stable outlook ...

Revolution Asset Management launches second fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... $250 million. Sahota was previously the head of fixed income at Challenger, managing $9.3 billion for Challenger Life Company and Australian superannuation funds.

Life Company of the Year crowned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
Two major insurance providers have cleaned up at the Association of Financial Advisers' Life Company of the Year and Consumer Choice Awards. Taking home the coveted namesake award, TAL was named Life Company of the Year for the third consecutive year. ...

Challenger hires head of insto partnerships

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... sales down under is joining Challenger as its head of institutional partnerships. Simon Brinsmead is joining the life company after over eight years at DWS. In his most recent role, he was most recently DWS's head of consultant relations EMEA & Asia. ...

Board addition strengthens strategic relationship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... to up its stake in Challenger. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings will be allowed to hold a 100% stake in Challenger Life Company given that its direct control interest in the company does not exceed 20% per the Financial Sectors (Shareholding) Act 1998 ...

Japanese insurer gets Treasury tick to up Challenger stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... Treasurer which was granted last week. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings will be allowed to hold a 100% stake in Challenger Life Company given that its direct control interest in the company does not exceed 20% per the Financial Sectors (Shareholding) Act ...