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TAL makes executive appointments

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... business and Kent Griffin has joined TAL as chief financial officer. "We at TAL see increased consumer involvement in life insurance in [the] future and we expect consumers to continue to demand more value, and challenge existing industry models," said ...

Insurance bonds back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
Insurance bonds are back in favour as new entrants and old providers are returning with updated products and expansive investment menus, said Ross Higgins, Austock managing director. Higgins was speaking at the fourth installment of Financial Standard's ...

ASIC warns industry about misusing term independent

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... breach. In a recent surveillance project, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) found 21 instances of insurance brokers and financial planners making statements about the independence of the licensee or the services they provide in ...

Macquarie Life upgrades insurance offerings

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
Macquarie Life has upgraded its FutureWise and Active insurance products, based on adviser feedback since the launch of Active two years ago. "As a result of providing both a traditional life insurance product through FutureWise, and offering a new ...

BTFG cash earnings down, FUM increases

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... seen as largely successful, extending to the wealth division. "Our ability to service the superannuation, advice and insurance needs of the Westpac retail banks' customers is sector-leading and St. George's is the fastest growing," Cooper said. "We've ...

netwealth unbundles super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... the latest provider to unbundle its super offer with the launch of a next generation product to tailor investment and insurance requirements to the desired fee level. Matt Heine, executive director at netwealth investments said the Super Accelerator ...

EQT wins Austock Life mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
Life insurance company Austock Life has added Equity Trustees Limited's Mortgage Income Fund to its Imputation Bond menu. "It is very important to many of our investors - especially those using the Imputation Bond's estate planning and aged care strategies ...

BTFG reduces processing time with phone service

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
BT Financial Group has launched a telephone based claims service for customers making a claim on their trauma insurance, reducing processing time to an average of 14 days, compared to 68 days for a paper-based claim. Since commencing the new Tele-claims ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
The Australian share market slipped into negative territory by noon as falls by insurance stocks and manufacturers outweighed higher energy stocks. Profit downgrades by building materials producer Boral and mining equipment maker Bradken highlighted ...

Private debt market imbalance to last years

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... demand for LBO debt, a likely new source of capital will be the large institutional investors such as pension funds, insurance companies and corporates which are expected to initiate or expand their exposure to the asset class." "With the turbulence ...