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Smart beta gains popularity with instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... lower cost. Passive investors can now choose from a range of options to access a number of asset classes, including insurance and emerging market currency, but with the expectation of better risk-adjusted returns," said Craig Baker, global head of investment ...

Asteron Life completes $10m platform upgrade

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... place," Hawke said. Previously reported on Feb 21, Asteron Life detailed the first release of new features including insurance upgrades. Hawke said the group needed to create a new product platform but first it needed to upgrade its technology platforms ...

AIA Australia premiums rise 21%

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... contributing to AIA Group's total assets of US$115 billion. AIA Australia said it now holds the largest market share for group insurance, according to Plan for Life figures, with $830 million in-force and 24.3% market share. Peter Crewe, AIA Australia's ...

Direct mandates growth solid: Towers Watson

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... lower cost. Passive investors can now choose from a range of options to access a number of asset classes, including insurance and emerging market currency, but with the expectation of better risk-adjusted returns," Baker said. Institutional demand for ...

Zurich updates Life Risk product

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... Financial Services has made further enhancements to its life risk product which it said is aimed at speeding up the insurance process for advisers and their clients. Advisers were told about the changes at a Zurich, Life in the Express Lane event in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... news, Harvey Norman Holdings and Boral ar among the companies due to report first half, while Prime Media Group, QBE Insurance Group and Petsec Energy are scheduled to post full year results. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower, partly pulled ...

CommInsure secures Tasmanian public sector fund mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
Tasmania's public sector super fund, Retirement Benefits Fund, has appointed CommInsure as its external group insurance provider. Since mid-January, 62,000 members of the fund's Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme (TAS) have been transitioned to the CBA-owned ...

TAL big winner in AFA annual awards

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... a name change, but through all that we've focused very much on what we need to do every day." TAL also won the Life Insurance / Total and Permanent Disability award with other winners including Zurich for Service Quality, AXA for Trauma Insurance, CommInsure ...

Perpetual completes retail distribution restructure

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... includes senior positions at AMP, Suncorp and Colonial Fist State. At MLC Wealth Thompson led MLC sales across platforms, insurance and investment. Other recently announced personnel changes to the firm include Kyle Lidbury, Anthony Aboud to Perpetual ...

Asteron Life launches adviser friendly package

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
Life insurance specialist Asteron Life has launched a new insurance package aimed at making life easier for independent financial advisers in the life risk business. Asteron Life Complete includes a simplified income protection range with reduced pricing ...