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INGIM tackles retail, welcomes regulatory changes

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... world's top 20 largest fund managers. The parent group ING, however, is in the process of separating its banking and insurance businesses, and divesting operations.

OAMPS partners with MBF

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
... chiro services. OAMPS joins a growing list of super funds which have been adding health cover, among other types of insurance, to their service repertoire. Maritime Super, for instance, teamed up with Superannuation Insurances Services to provide members ...

AMP expands Qld team for IFAs and Alliances

AMP RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... strategies. Meanwhile, Foster joined AMP on June 7 also from Millennium 3 Financial Services where he managed his own insurance-focused planning practice as an authorised representative of the dealer group. "Reece has a proven track record in achieving ...

Korea's big four dominate pensions

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... also shows the banking sector as having the greatest market share of 49 per cent or KRW 6.8 trillion, followed by the insurance sector and then the securities sector. Within the banking sector, the top three players are Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank and ...

Super funds lead advice charge

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... traditional notions of holistic advice. "Transactional advice relates to a specific member need, such as the amount of insurance cover they require, or the most tax effective way to make additional super contributions. "In contrast, many planners still ...

AXA and Wealth.net split poses planner risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... planners cite capital guaranteed investments as the main reason for using it, but 40 per cent also say it's because of its insurance offering." NAB announced in a statement last Friday that it is continuing to pursue its options regarding the ACCC's ...

Prudential scraps AIG deal

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
Prudential has confirmed its agreement with AIG to buy its Asian assets is over. According to a statement, the Prudential board said it would not put any resolutions to the court or at the shareholder meeting convened for 7 June. In addition, the board ...

ACSRF boosts insurance for members

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
The Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund joins the growing number of super funds providing more insurance at little or no extra cost after it increased its death and TPD insurance cover for members from 8 to 28 per cent starting next month. ...

Local unis smash US funds returns

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... he said. This includes exposure hedge funds and their skill based source of returns, along with catastrophe bonds and insurance linked securities.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... where the Dow Jones Industrial Average index fell by 1.11 per cent. One of the worst performing stocks on Wednesday is Insurance Australia Group, with its stocks down 20 cents, or 5.54 per cent, at $3.41. IAG cut its full year insurance margin guidance ...