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Bennelong appoints two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... brings extensive chief executive and chief operating officer experience, and has held senior roles in asset management, insurance and banking globally. He previously worked as chief operating officer at BlackRock, which included a position on the board ...

AIA launches adviser self-service portal

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
AIA Australia has launched an online self-service portal to allow financial advisers to manage client insurance administration. The portal allows financial advisers to update their clients' contact information and bank and credit card details directly ...

ClearView adds annuities to wrap

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... separately managed accounts (SMAs) to its investment platform in October 2015. ClearView Wealth specialises in life insurance, wealth management and financial planning solutions. As at 31 December 2015, the company had $203 million of life insurance ...

Elders transformation brings new light to the group

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... off the existing Elders businesses," said Beaven. "We're starting to connect the different parts of Elders - general insurance, home loans, livestock and banking. For the first time we're actually connecting advisers with the business. We've got a unique ...

ClearView appoints three new BDMs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... QLD. Blanton joins ClearView from Asteron NSW where he was a senior BDM for the last six years specialising in life insurance. Blanton has been in the financial services industry for 15 years, bringing with him extensive sales experience and experience ...

SMSF payroll tax litigation under microscope

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
A superannuation and insurance lawyer says recent litigation in Queensland will be watched closely with the possibility that SMSFs could be included in payroll tax groups. Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers special counsel Michael Hallinan says ...

Industry fund reduces insurance premiums

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... industry super fund dedicated to the electrical and communications industries is reducing its premiums for death and TPD insurance by about 15%. NESS Super said at a time when super fund insurance premiums are mostly rising, it is pleased to be bucking ...

Longevity driving interest in risk pooled products

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... life expectancy and poor returns from volatile markets is driving more investors to reassess their retirement and life insurance products, according to Milliman. Milliman, a global provider of actuarial products and services, has found that Australians ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... end-September 2016. This is a precautionary step to provide additional flexibility in the Bank's provision of liquidity insurance, further reinforcing the ability of firms to draw on their own liquidity buffers." "The FPC supported the position of the ...

ASFA appoints interim CEO

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... process to replace Pauline Vamos. Overseeing ASFA in an interim chief executive role from 16 July will be former TAL Insurance chief executive Jim Minto. He was the previous ASFA chair before the appointment of Michael Easson. "The board intends to conclude ...