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Asteron Life upgrades adviser facility

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Pending remuneration changes in the life insurance industry has led to Asteron Life launching its upgraded adviser service fee facility. The enhanced facility enables an automated collection and payment service for advice fees charged to clients, which ...

AZ NGA subsidiary acquires $97m Adelaide practice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... has over 400 clients representing $97 million in funds under advice. It advises on retirement planning, investments, insurance, self-manage super fund administration and estate planning. The acquisition will bring Pride Advice's total funds under advice ...

Sunsuper overhauls TPD cover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
Sunsuper has overhauled its total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance cover in a move that will see an average premium reduction of 15% for more than 90% of its one million members. The new product, TPD Assist, will remove waiting periods for the ...

New JBWere chairman named

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... Wealth business and has since held a number of senior roles, including executive general manager of MLC & NAB Wealth's insurance business and group and group executive people, marketing and communications. Prior to joining NAB, Hagger spent 21 years ...

Govt change could spell more severe LIF bill: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
A change in government could impact the severity of the recently lapsed Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016, according to Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) chief executive officer Dante De Gori. ...

Government boosts ASIC with $127m package

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... regulatory reform"; and $57 million to enhance specific surveillance of the financial advice, responsible lending and life insurance industries. On top of this, the Government will also implement the proposed industry funding model for ASIC, so that ...

Commissions survive as life remuneration bill flatlines

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
The Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016 has lapsed due to prorogation, leaving the future of risk adviser remuneration unclear. The reforms in the bill banning volume-based payments, capping commissions and implementing ...

NZ Super Fund sells private equity investments

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... The Economist Intelligence Unit published a paper looking at how the world's pension funds, superannuation funds and insurance companies were reorganising their investment operations to help meet long-term commitments. The paper, which interviewed several ...

MTAA Super awards multi-asset mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... members. PineBridge Investments is a global asset manager that currently manages about $116 billion for institutions, insurance companies, and intermediaries.

CommInsure appoints independent review panel

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... assessment." The goal of the panel will be to address issues where CommInsure's claims committee recommends a "complex life insurance claim" be denied; in these instances, the new panel, plus CommInsure managing director Helen Troup, will independently ...