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Zenith launches range of retirement portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... to construct dedicated and personalised retirement portfolios within existing compliance and Professional Indemnity insurance frameworks," Zenith associate director and manager of Zenith's Retirement Portfolio solutions Ben Davis said. "Within the six ...

MySuper flips members out of millions: CSSA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
MySuper may be leaving some disengaged members with much lower life insurance cover thanks to a new form of 'flipping', the Corporate Super Specialists' Alliance (CSSA) has warned. The practice of flipping members from less expensive corporate super ...

2014 MAX Award Winners and Finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014

Financial services falling behind in online transactions

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... changes in the financial sector, including the development of Internet banking, many businesses in the financial and insurance services industry aren't transacting online. Data shows the proportion of businesses in the finance industry that 'received ...

MetLife head of retirement products departs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... products is an old story in Australia, with Australians apparently put off by the confusing structure and the longevity insurance element, whereby money is lost if the holder dies before a certain age. However, the annuity market dominator Challenger ...

AIA Australia appoints CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... Kong, A and the insurer will have a new chief executive starting August 1, 2014. AIA Australia general manager of life insurance Damien Mu has been appointed chief executive officer, as Crewe took up the role of AIA Group chief executive officer of group ...

MetLife Australia names new CFO

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... Services). Watt has taken over the CFO position from MetLife Australia's David Hole immediately. "Vince's vast experience in insurance finance, risk, and capital management, along with his proven business and strategic leadership skills strengthen the ...

Senate report supportive of government FoFA reforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... "modified best interests' duty for certain advice providers who provide advice on basic banking products or general insurance products." The Committee acknowledged that the law needs to "make clear that it is not the government's intention to reintroduce ...

Research contradicts group risk claims crisis

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... manifested in any more than a small handful of funds. That is the finding of the 2014 Rainmaker superannuation group insurance survey of 14,834 risk options offered by 206 super funds, master trusts and their included MySuper products. The research house ...

Exceeding your MAXpectations

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... during the panel session. 3. The wishlist - three award-winning financial advisers talk candidly of what investment and insurance products and services they wish are on offer in the market. 4. A tale of two cities - in the old world, retail and insto ...