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Murray inquiry initial submissions due today

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... journalists last week that it would be focusing its submission on the need for a review of the funds management and insurance sectors.

Individual cover through super, key to insurance recovery

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
The real opportunity for the insurance industry lies in encouraging consumers to enhance their default life risk cover within their superannuation, MetLife and Financial Services Council (FSC) research has concluded. "The real challenge for the industry ...

Murray inquiry should simplify investment tax structures

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... that we seem to be able to sell that capability is ourselves." Minter Ellison also discusses the challenges of the life insurance industry in its submission. Speaking about the difficulties that the life insurance is going through at the moment, Minter ...

FEATURE: Facing the perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
Australia's life insurance sector has experienced an increase in claims and policy lapses in the last few years. The confluence of factors pressuring the group and retail insurance market has created a perfect storm that has seen insurers' profits plummet. ...

AMP restructures sales teams, appoints new head

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
AMP has revamped its strategic marketing and sales division, bringing together its wealth management and insurance sales teams. Former head of wealth management sales Graham Burnard has now taken over the combined role of head of sales development ...

Equip partners with travel insurer

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
Equip has appointed a travel insurance provider to its portfolio of ancillary service providers. The deal gives members direct access to discounted cover through insurance provider Cover-More. Equip's executive officer, strategic marketing and communications ...

Standard Life Investments to buy UK fund manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... wealth management for high net worth private clients and outcome orientated products for maturing pension schemes and insurance companies. Standard Life Investments said the acquisition of Ignis enhances expertise and investment capability in key areas ...

CommInsure nabs ANZ head of insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
CommInsure has appointed former ANZ head of general and life insurance Craig Harrison as its new general manager of wholesale life. Harrison will return to the Commonwealth Bank Group after 11 years. He was formally an executive manage manager in the ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... the latest edition of Financial Standard, we look at how much industry funds spend on advertising and investigate the insurance industry's "perfect storm.A We also speak to Westpac's general manager of bank financial planning Mike Chesworth for our back ...

Smaller funds don't need to merge: legalsuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... to boutique investment managers and service providers catering to smaller super funds, and potentially better group insurance deals. In contrast to larger funds, which have a membership with a non-uniform risk profile, he said legalsuper has been able ...