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Frontier Advisors lands major mandate from asset management giant

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... Frontier Advisors has won a mandate from Japan's $350 billion Nissay Asset Management, which is part of the Nippon Life Insurance Group. The mandate will allow Nissay to tap into Frontier's institutional intelligence to support its pension clients. ...

KKR, Capital Group debut first public-private investment products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... solutions to clients outside the US." Capital Group is also exploring how it can work more closely with KKR to support its insurance business.

AFCA highlights 'pattern of delays' in super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... prevent largescale account access issues affecting members," AFCA said. AFCA also warned funds about system errors within insurance policies. In one case, a system error in a super fund's insurance cancellation process led to the erroneous cancellation ...

Acenda forms innovation function to create new insurance propositions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
Acenda, created pending the merger of MLC Life Insurance and Resolution Life Australasia, has formed an innovation function led by a Suncorp veteran. Acenda said the new division will initially focus on supporting the development of new insurance propositions ...

Future Group confirms more mergers ahead, undertakes review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... small MLC product. The Zurich Master Superannuation Plan will be merged into the Smart Future Trust alongside the MLC Insurance Only product that currently sits inside an Insignia Financial fund. Equity Trustees serves as trustee of both the Smart Future ...

Macquarie divests North America, Europe asset management units to Nomura

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
... the stock in the three companies for an all-cash purchase transaction. Half the investors are retail, 35% are from the insurance channel and the remaining 15% are institutional. MAM said it will retain its public investments business in its home market ...

Industry veteran joins Aus Ethical

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... financial services executive director to the board as an independent director. Currently sitting on the boards of MetLife Insurance Australia and IMB Bank, Brian Bissaker brings over three decades in financial services and consulting with previous roles ...

AMP super and investments business see more outflows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... "This has been driven by our solid offer for AMP super through low fees, strong investment performance and a competitive insurance offer helping to drive retention." The wealth manager's platform business saw net cashflows of $740 million, up from $201 ...

Div 296 must proceed to strengthen 'fairness' in superannuation: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... insolvencies, enabling contributions to pension accounts, and banning the use of adverse genetic testing results in life insurance through the paper. "This federal election ASFA is calling for targeted and coordinated reforms that protect and build upon ...

Challenger posts mixed Q3 FY25 result

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... financial confidence," Hamilton continued. Looking ahead, Hamilton said it is well-prepared of APRA's forthcoming changes to insurance capital changes, while entering a new phase to better accommodate advisers. "As we look forward, the re-platforming ...