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UBS Global AM secures major FI mandates

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012
... fixed income mandates in Australia, collectively worth close to A$2.8 billion. A leading Swiss-based global multi-line insurance provider has formally appointed Global AM as a fixed income investment manager after the business pitched and qualified to ...

MAIB appoints Towers Watson to manage $1.2bn in investments

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
Peter Roche, CEO of the Tasmanian-based Motor Accidents Insurance Board (MAIB), recently announced the appointment of Towers Watson as the asset consultant for its $1.2 billion investment portfolio following a robust tender process. Commencing in January ...

AIA improves platform distribution with new launch

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
AIA Australia has launched it Priority Protection for Platform Investors insurance product on the Personal Private Platform. The move is aimed at making it easier for advisers to get access to the insurance product for their clients. The platform is ...

Pension funds reckless on climate risk: Hewson

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
A survey of the world's biggest pension funds and insurance companies has uncovered a reckless mismanagement of climate change risk, said a prominent economist. Yesterday the not-for-profit group the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AOPD) released what ...

Mortgage Choice Financial Planning open for business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... and the strong lead flow from the mortgage broking side of the business, they are receiving a steady stream of risk insurance enquiries from Mortgage Choice's acquired comparison website, HelpMeChoose.com.au," Milnes continued. "We have 80,000 new leads ...

Wealth CEO's lambast regulatory reforms

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... written responses from the industry's leaders. Chief executives of funds management companies, superannuation funds, life insurance and financial advice networks think that the "pendulum has swung to far" and that excessive regulation is stifling innovation ...

Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... kept the door open to negotiations with Congress on possible legislation to continue payroll tax cuts and unemployment insurance, saying he will delay his vacation "as long as it takes". Republican speaker John Beohner is meanwhile under pressure from ...

Euler Hermes appoints Chris Doube CEO

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
Provider of trade credit insurance products and services, Euler Hermes has appointed Chris DoubA(C) CEO for its Australia and New Zealand operation, effective today. DoubA(C) succeeds Babette Bottin, who will be leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. ...

CIO and COO award nominations now open

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... people in those, or like, positions at fiduciary funds, including superannuation funds, government funds, statutory insurance funds, and multi-manager funds. Last year's winners were Steve Merlicek of IOOF, for CIO of the Year, and Stephen Rowbottom ...

AMP to raise $1 billion for 2nd infra debt fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... said the company was launching its second infrastructure debt fund as a result of rising demand from pension plans and insurance companies looking for stable, yield focused investment opportunities. "Significant growth in demand for infrastructure investment ...