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Munich Re targets AMP over alleged reinsurance misconduct

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... Court, both AMP and Munich Re declined to comment. In 2016, as part of its strategy to bolster its underperforming life insurance business, AMP Life executed a binding quote share agreement with Munich Re. The deal saw Munich Re reinsure half of AMP ...

DB Results launches policy admin system

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
... sector lead Matt Nidd, the PAS ecosystem is an "innovative, secure, modern ecosystem, streamlining compliance, supporting real-time transactions, and enhancing customer experience and automation." Nidd added there's a clear industry demand for disruption ...

Frontier adds two consultants

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
Frontier Advisors has added two new consultants to its real assets and defensive assets and private markets teams. Daniel Cave comes on board as a senior consultant and will focus on infrastructure and broader real assets research and client responsibilities. ...

MLC Life backs adviser platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
MLC Life Insurance has assisted the launch of Risk Hub, a new support platform designed to help advisers excel in risk advice. Risk Hub was officially launched this month by founder and former Zurich Financial Services head of digital Marc Fabris. It ...

Goldman Sachs launches global infra feeder fund for Aussie investors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... coming from those large investors. These very big institutions with long-dated liabilities indexed on inflation were seeking real assets that would match these liabilities and provide them stable and predictable cash flows indexed on inflation." However ...

Advisers lacking PII sidestep AFCA rulings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) hands down a decision, using the excuse that they do not have professional indemnity insurance (PII). Out of 5400 decisions AFCA delivered in the 2023 financial year, there were 40 instances of non-compliance. While ...

Insurance firms defy inflationary shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
Life and general insurance companies are withstanding the shocks of inflation as investors look to the sector as a shield from wider economic uncertainties. Financial advice firms that specialise in life insurance are experiencing solid demand from ...

Ag sector boosts Australia's productivity

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... accommodation and food services at 0.5% and retail trade at 0.1%. The mining industry (-2.8%) experienced the steepest decline in real output and productivity for the second consecutive year. The manufacturing sector also declined at -0.5%. There are ...

Commonwealth Super Corp appoints chief customer officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
... has been named at Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC), bringing experience in financial advice, super and insurance. Adam Nettheim has taken on the role, a promotion from his prior role as executive manager, customer operations. CSC explained ...

Adviser levy tripled, labelled "deeply unfair"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... registration, administration of the adviser exam, the Financial Services and Credit Panel, and the review of the Life Insurance Framework. The release of the indicative cost recovery follows minister for financial services Stephen Jones confirming the ...