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Suncorp ditches plans for Tower acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
Suncorp subsidiary Vero Insurance has abandoned its efforts to acquire Tower Limited, halting its High Court appeal against the New Zealand Commerce Commission's decision to veto the move. In a statement to the ASX this morning, Vero announced it received ...

Kokoda revisited: The AFA journey

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
The AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference will hear the stories of 11 AFA members who raised more than $40,000 in completing the Kokoda Trail and increasing awareness of veteran suicide and PTSD. An AFA Foundation initiative saw the group trek 96 kilometres ...

Tower lodges cross appeal to NZ High Court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
After having a proposed takeover by Suncorp subsidiary Vero Insurance declined by New Zealand regulators, Tower has lodged a cross appeal against the decision. In a statement to the ASX, Tower advised that it has now formally lodged its own cross appeal ...

Suncorp Tower takeover denied by competition watchdog

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... would end up paying higher prices for insurance cover. "The merger would remove Tower as the only independent competitor to Vero and IAG with the scale, brand strength and experience to compete effectively across the breadth of personal insurance markets," ...

Lonsec grows retirement panel membership

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
Challenger is the latest to join Lonsec's thought leadership panel aiming to provide financial planners insights and solutions when it comes to advising clients on retirement. Lonsec Retire is an initiative between the research firm and actuarial provider ...

Lonsec adds to retirement industry panel

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
Lonsec Investment Consulting has added AB Global, Invesco, Investors Mutual Limited and State Street Global Advisers to its Lonsec Retire Industry Panel. In a statement Lonsec Retire said the additions will aim to provide financial advisers and their ...

Blue Sky and Goldman Sachs partner for student accommodation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... market for a number of years. Earlier this year Goldman Sachs announced a £2 billion ($3.8 billion) joint venture to form the Vero Group consisting of approximately 600 staff managing almost 25,000 student beds across the UK. Entities owned by Goldman ...

Buffett brings adviser PI products to Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... executive and professional lines - one based in Brisbane and the other in Melbourne. Brisbane-based Sami Jaghbir joins BHSI from Vero, where he was underwriting manager NSW/ACT - professional and financial lines. In Melbourne, Richard Johnson joins the ...

Lonsec launches investment solutions division

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
Lonsec Fiscal has launched a new business division, Lonsec Investment Solutions, which will be led by Lukasz de Pourbaix in the chief investment officer role. The new division will be responsible for building model portfolios for advisers. It has been ...

Suncorp Life boss to step down

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... Suncorp Life chief executive, Geoff Summerhayes, will remain with the group in an advisory position until January 1, 2016. Vero New Zealand chief executive, officer Gary Dransfield, will relocate to Australia and will take up the role of Suncorp Life ...