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Shares stronger at noon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... is not going to cause the eurozone to collapse," he told AAP. Financial stocks were giving the market a boost, with Insurance Australia Group leaping up on the news that billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is buying a $500 million stake in ...

AFA, FPA yet to commit to FSC life risk agenda

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... reforms rumoured to be under Government scrutiny are reductions in upfront commissions, regulatory measures to combat insurance "policy churn", improved adviser education on insurance and expansion of approved product lists (APLs). All the above, it ...

Buffett insurer partners with IAG

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
Warren Buffett-chaired Berkshire Hathaway has entered a strategic partnership with Insurance Australia Group (IAG). The partnership consists of a ten-year 20% quota share agreement, with Berkshire acquiring roughly 90 million IAG shares (for a total ...

Small funds winning group risk race

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
Larger superannuation funds appear to have no scale benefit when it comes to getting a good deal on group insurance premiums, the latest study from Rainmaker shows. The Autumn 2015 Rainmaker Superannuation Benchmarking report analysed 15,408 risk options ...

Finology expert to address AFA roadshow

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... National Roadshow in July. The US-based psychologist has 15 years' experience working with financial institutions and insurance companies on issues such as finology and behavioural finance. Lazenby has also worked with the US Federal Reserve, as well ...

Almost everyone got a bonus this year, report reveals

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
Asset managers and insurance professionals were most pleased with their bonuses in 2014/15, according to the recently published Morgan McKinley's Bonus Survey. Almost all financial services professionals received a bonus in 2014/15, with 41% getting ...

VicSuper and Challenger launch integrated super retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... implementing these products," he said. "For members concerned about outliving their savings, annuities provide real longevity insurance. They are the ultimate "no-surprises" long-term investment."

Australia a priority for HSBC despite job cuts

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... opportunities" in Asia, specifically in the Pearl River Delta and in South East Asia in areas such as asset management and insurance. In a presentation to investors, HSBC group chief executive Stuart Gulliver listed Australia among the group's growth ...

YBR launches robo-advice platform

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... "roadmap." GURU is the first step in YBR's new low-cost advice model, and it can factor in savings, investments, liabilities, insurance and financial goals to project outcomes. Conceptually similar to Midwinter's recently-unveiled robo-advice platform ...

CPA sets up independent advice license

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... arrangements (LRBAs), 56% would like to advise on preparing investment strategies for SMSFs and 36% want to provide insurance needs analysis advice. Licensing for Accountants chief executive Kath Bowler said that individual accountants want different ...