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Credit Suisse under investigation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... regulatory approvals. Credit Suisse said it is co-operating with authorities on the matter. The revelation came as part of the Zurich-based investment bank's 2017 full-year results which showed a net loss of more than $1 billion (CHF 983 million) for ...

Zurich Investments awards small caps mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
A Sydney boutique fund manager won a small caps mandate from Zurich Investments. Sigma Funds Management was selected to manage the Zurich Investments Small Companies Fund. The fund, which invests solely in Australian small companies outside the S&P/ASX100 ...

Zurich hires IOOF executive for new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
The group head of research and portfolio construction at IOOF will join Zurich's Life and Investments business in March for a newly created executive role. As head of savings and investments at Zurich, Matthew Drennan will be responsible for the development ...

ANZ Wealth tests AI-driven underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... accurate risk assessment in a matter of days. In December 2017, ANZ sold its life insurance business for $2.85 billion to Zurich in a move the bank described as a "simplification" of its wealth division. Upon completion, Zurich will own 100% of One Path ...

Zurich UK launches selfie app for underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
Zurich has launched facial recognition technology in an effort to promote life insurance adoption across the UK. FaceQuote is able to quote a monthly life insurance premium for prospective customers based on age estimates calculated after a selfie is ...

Zurich sells Singapore life business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
The newest player to enter Singapore's life insurance market is acquiring the business portfolio of Zurich Life Singapore. Singapore Life, which launched in June 2017 as the first new local life insurer to be licensed in Singapore since 1970, will acquire ...

Life insurance inflows stable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... mixed company-level results. Among the market leaders, BT / Westpac (7.5%) and TAL (7.2%) experienced the highest inflows; Zurich's inflows jumped by 63.7% largely due to the acquisition of Macquarie Life. Individual risk income inflows increased 2.6% ...

IOOF research boss tenders resignation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... was chief investment officer of SFG Australia, principal at Clarence Advisory, executive general manager investments at Zurich Financial Services Australia and regional chief economist at Deutsche Asset Management. In an internal memo, IOOF group general ...

ANZ sells life insurance business for $2.85 billion

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... life insurer. Completing what the bank described as a "simplification" of its wealth division, ANZ sold the business to Zurich. The sale comprises two transactions, including $1 billion of upfront reinsurance commission from Zurich. Upon completion ...

New advice firm taps young professional market

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... save more is a popular New Year's resolutions, but research shows less than 10% of people actually stick to it. Former Zurich risk strategist Jessica Brady and former Macquarie associate director and business development manager Glen Hare have teamed ...