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UniSuper announces tax referrals as intra-fund advice grows

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... extensive Approved Product List that allows our advisers to provide complete advice across superannuation, investments, insurance and retirement strategies and products."

Joyce Phillips leaves in ANZ restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... $7.2 billion cash profit; and an ANZ spokesperson has since said the group is "looking at how we improve returns from insurance and investment products given the additional capital requirements banks now have." Broadly speaking, the restructure will ...

Financial services jobs at risk of automation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... Digitally Enhanced Workforce", adds to a recent MacKinsey and Company report that predicted job losses of 25% in the insurance sector due to future automation. But the CSIRO also warned that while technology will decrease some jobs it will also create ...

Governance reform not targeting industry funds: O'Dwyer

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... parts of the economy. They are certainly out-of-step with other prudentially regulated sectors, such as banking and insurance, which are required to have a majority of independent directors," she said. "I say that it is time we raised the bar." Addressing ...

Tail risk hedging works for industry fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... assist performance in market downturns. "Our careful investment strategy in the defined benefit plan effectively provides insurance against fluctuating markets, and the result has been a resounding success story for a mature defined benefit plan," he ...

AIA profit boosted by Asian insurance demand

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... volatility and uncertainty in global financial markets, Asia remains the most attractive and dynamic region for life insurance in the world. "The life insurance industry continues to benefit from significant structural economic and demographic trends ...

Financial services adding more to economy than mining

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... report contains a comprehensive summary of the financial services industry covering key sectors of superannuation, life insurance, investment, financial advice and trustees. "The FSC-UBS Report State of the Industry Report shows financial services makes ...

ACE forced to pay $1m for poor Combined sales culture

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from ACE Insurance following an investigation into one of its divisions, Combined Insurance. Under the EU, ACE Insurance is required to appoint an independent expert to review Combined's compliance systems ...

Australian Unity sees steady profit growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... has been focused on growing revenues and developing diverse income streams outside of the traditional private health insurance business for a number of years now and we continue to see the benefits of this strategy."

ClearView FUA hits $8bn

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... ClearView attributed to a "reallocation of part of the dealer group support costs that were previously absorbed by the life insurance segment, coupled with the further investment in adviser support services to support a large adviser base." The company's ...