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Advisers ambivalent on LIF deadline: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... or simply aren't ready for life insurance remuneration changes that will impact their business. The sentiment reinforces Zurich's September study revealing about 65% of advisers remain unsure about how life insurance remuneration will be capped. About ...

Financial literacy the bridge for income protection gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... counselling can play a significant role in closing the income protection gap. That is a key finding from a recent study by Zurich in partnership with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford. It looks at how industry ...

Financial services industry welcomes 'Yes' result

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... Leaders from across the financial services industry have welcomed the 'Yes' vote in favour of legalising same-sex marriage. Zurich, Vanguard, Westpac, Australian Ethical and CBA have all expressed delight at the result and affirmed their commitment to ...

Listed mortgage broker joins forces with TAL

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... Strategic Insight also announced that TAL Life won its 2017 Direct Life Insurance Excellence Award. Among the highlights, Zurich Australia received the Funeral Cover Level Premiums Award for American Express Funeral Advantage; OnePath Life won the Accident ...

Mason Stevens expands fixed income, appoints SMA manager

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... working as the primary conduit with its managers. Gerber built his career at UBS Wealth Management, spending three years in Zurich before moving to the Sydney office where he rose to head of discretionary portfolio management. It was a role he held for ...

CommInsure awards $300m risk premia mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... global asset manager. The funds were invested in GAM's Systematic Alternative Risk Premia product. GAM, headquartered in Zurich, operates in 13 countries and provides investment solutions for institutions, intermediaries and private investors. The alternative ...

ANZ launches LIF resource

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... for the new environment." Many risk advisers however are still not prepared for the changes to remuneration, a study by Zurich found. About 65% remain unsure of the types of life insurance remuneration being capped and 69% don't fully understand the ...

Grant Samuel adds retail distribution role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... business development roles with Bank of Montreal Global Asset Management in Toronto, Colonial First State Investments, Zurich Investments, Perpetual Investments and UBS. The appointment will support the growth of GSFM's operations and of interest in ...

TAL maintains life insurance market lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... CommInsure, which saw risk premiums decline by 11.4% year-on-year to $1.6 billion; Suncorp reported minimal change of -0.4%. Zurich recorded the highest annual growth rate, jumping 58.5% to $664.8 million in risk premiums as a result of acquiring Macquarie's ...

AFA Adviser, Practice of the Year winners named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... people who, given the current landscape, really need it," AFA chief executive Phil Kewin said. The awards, supported by Zurich, recognises advisers and advice businesses at the forefront of taking the profession forward through innovation, customer centricity ...