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Group insurers struggling with premium sustainability

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Sustainability of premiums in group life insurance is the biggest issue facing the industry, according to research by AIA Australia. AIA surveyed 105 respondents in the insurance and superannuation industries at its Group Insurance Summit in August ...

NAB Prosper launches next month

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
It won't matter if you're 22 or 55-years-old, National Australia Bank believes its new digital advice service will be a tool that addresses a conundrum across its customer base. NAB executive general manager wealth advice Greg Miller, told Financial ...

Multimillionaires still love property above everything else

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
Australian high net worth (HNW) investors' highest allocation is in real estate, a sign that there are opportunities in the asset class despite warnings of a property bubble. The latest Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management Global HNW Insights Survey ...

TWU Super appoints chief executive for third gig

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
TWU Super consultant Bill McMillin will take the reins as chief executive for the second time in three years, also marking his third stint in the top role. TWU Super chair David Galbally announced yesterday that McMillin will return to the role in a ...

Star global equity manager to launch in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
Denver-based fund manager Marsico Capital Management is going head-to-head with the likes of Magellan and Platinum, bringing its top-performing global equity strategy to Australian institutional investors. The boutique, headed by star manager Tom Marsico ...

Mercer selects customer management platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
Mercer has selected PractiFI as its core platform for customer management. Mercer leader of financial services Pacific, Andrew Godfrey, said PractiFI will help track every interaction in a single customer view and manage workflows across customer service ...

TAL, Zurich dominate life awards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
TAL and Zurich provide the best value life insurance products, according to Canstar's 2015 Star Ratings Report. The report found that both insurers "couldn't be separated for top honours in providing outstanding value overall across the life insurance ...

The moment of truth cometh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
Finally, it's here that long speculated week when the Fed decides. It's crunch time all around folks. Each and every FOMC voting member and his dog and cat must be busily crunching the numbers as I type to give an intelligent and convincing rationale ...

VicSuper awards $100m corporate bonds mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
VicSuper has awarded a $100 million investment mandate to a fixed income manager to invest in diversified Australian corporate loans. Metrics Credit Partners will manage the mandate, which falls under VicSuper's domestic fixed interest strategy. The ...

NAB launches robo-advice platform

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
NAB has unveiled its new digital advice service for internet banking customers. NAB Prosper will initially be made available to 40,000 NAB internet banking users, who will be surveyed about their financial status and goals. Based on that information ...