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AMP seeks NZ regulator approval for AXA bid

PRESS STATEMENT  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... Australia and New Zealand and AXA Asia Pacific is listed on the ASX. Both companies provide superannuation, investment, life insurance and financial planning services in New Zealand. This comes after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

MLC launches high income protection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... protection structure than what is available in the market, said Sean McCormack, general manager of advice product at MLC Insurance. For example, the policy allows financial advisers to protect up to $60,000 of their client's income per month, versus ...

Asteron leaves KiwiSaver market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... recommending members move to this option. Carroll said the firm is focused on growing its core life and income protection insurance business. The New Zealand arm of Asteron has more than $1.1 billion in FUM and provides financial protection to over 200,000 ...

TOWER enhances Accelerate Protection

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
TOWER Australia has upgraded its Accelerated Protection risk insurance product and improved its online service. The firm's upgrade has 14 enhanced benefits and definitions and applies to all policyholders with an in-force Accelerated Protection policy. ...

Single-issue advice soars 59pc: ESI Super

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... provides retirement planning solutions to its 21,000 members across Australia. It offers superannuation, income stream, insurance and income protection products along with access to financial advice.

AXA upgrades insurance in super

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... Generation and iAccess investment platforms. "This enhancement means clients will have access to a complete range of insurance features within the convenient framework of their superannuation, pension or investment accounts," said Stephen Rosengren ...

AMP Cap add resources as fund placed 'on hold'

PRESS RELEASES  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... analyst -- strategy and sustainability. Prior to CSR, Castillo worked at Commonwealth Securities as a senior banking and insurance analyst. Badethalev joined AMP Capital in January 2008 as part of a graduate program. During this time, he worked as fund ...

Industry prepares for new advice era

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... all financial products (managed investment schemes, superannuation and margin loans), but "initially" excluding risk insurance. The last time the government introduced massive reforms that had many contentious points was the choice legislation, which ...

America's Eyjafjallajokull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... investigations of their own." In a separate report, the Financial Times printed that AIG may sue Goldman over its losses on insurance deals tied to mortgage-backed securities. AIG's loss is reportedly around US$2 billion. It is almost certain that a ...

Intra-fund advice to affect 20 per cent of planning revenues

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... "transactional" advice around areas such as transition to retirement, contributing to super, investment choice, and insurance, in a much more efficient process. This requires increasing profitability by lowering the cost of advice per client, via automation. ...