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Macquarie boosts AUM, earnings flat

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... managed accounts (SMA). Some 75 SMAs are offered on Macquarie Wrap from 18 investment managers. Income for its life insurance business meanwhile was slashed from $56 million to $27 million compared to the previous corresponding period, thanks to the ...

Super insurance must be standardised: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
The Insurance in Superannuation Working Group is pushing to standardise how super funds communicate life insurance information to members. In its third discussion paper released today, the working group highlights three in ten Australians have no clue ...

Bravura extends international mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Bravura Solutions was awarded a renewed mandate from the insurance business of one of the UK's largest retail banks. The financial services software provider signed a new five-year contract with Lloyds Banking Group to continue its insurance arm's funds ...

NAB Wealth growth steady

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... Australia Bank's wealth business reported modest growth in the half year to March, while finalising the sale of its life insurance business contributed significantly to the group's bottom line. NAB does not split out its consumer banking and wealth segments ...

Beneficiaries unfamiliar with death benefits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... deceased members' death benefits (21.5%) was the biggest source of complaints for the SCT, followed by the deduction of insurance premiums (11.5%), and queries about account balances (6%). It resolved 508 of the 562 complaints it received, with 8% of ...

AUSTRAC launches tool to help advisers fight terrorism

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... beneficiaries. Other red flags could appear during the provision of advice: the client might, say, ask how to make an insurance claim prior to an insurable event taking place, or elect to establish an SMSF without being able to demonstrate the source ...

Sunsuper puts adviser trust front and centre

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... advisers that maintaining a client's trust will be one of the most important commodities going forward in a post-FoFA, Life Insurance Framework world. "We know that getting the right financial advice can make a huge difference to our members' lifestyle ...

The romantic side of life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... assisted financial advisers in making a dent in Australia's burgeoning underinsurance problem. Recently promoting its life insurance offering as 'love insurance', ANZ flipped the traditional insurance advice script and provided advisers and branch staff ...

AIA launches flexible premium structure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
Life insurance specialist AIA Australia launched a new product feature that will help clients curb costly stepped premium increases for up to 15 years. Advisers will have greater flexibility in matching premium terms to their clients' needs, with the ...

Ellerston and Coombe buy Austock stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... Coombe has more than 35 years' experience in retail, business and private banking, funds management, life and general insurance, and pension and financial planning business. He is also a former group executive at Westpac charged with running the retail ...