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Zurich to roll out climate change training

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Past all the green rhetoric, one insurer is spending money to give insurance brokers proper training on climate change and how it could affect their clients' business. Insurance and investments group Zurich doesn't just walk the walk on climate change ...

ETFs slash fund fees to 15bp

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... Australian industry funds, members receive only one per cent of their wages in contributions and there are no group insurance arrangements. They can pay extra into the fund but only up to a limit of $A18,300 per annum though thay can also borrow back ...

Westpac Super improves insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... changed the way it calculates death and TPD cover - introducing a tiered structure to better meet members' lifecycle insurance needs. Westpac Staff Super, which had $2.46 billion at the end of June according to Rainmaker Information, is now calculating ...

Damned either way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009

Zenith wins AdviceIQ research mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... under a co-branded structure. The firm supports advisers with their recommendations of managed funds, direct shares and insurance. Zenith assisted in the development of the managed funds area of AdviceIQ's Investment Philosophy Document. Melbourne-based ...

Tower pursues more insurance mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... Tower will aggressively tender for more mandates next year as the firm forecasts further super fund consolidation and insurance reviews to come, said Geoff Black, chief executive of group life and investments. Tower's $600 million deal with AustralianSuper ...

IRESS adds Asteron

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... relating to Asteron's Lifeguard risk product range. IRESS has included Asteron as an insurer to support IRESS' real-time insurance premium validation functionality. The XPLAN Risk Researcher premium validation initiative was first introduced in July ...

IBM replaces Russell with JANA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... allocation of [members'] selected investment options," said the fund. Meanwhile, IBM Super is also reviewing its voluntary insurance arrangement to improve its offerings to members. Changes to insurance arrangements are expected to be implemented early ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... contract gained 17 points to 4,723, on volume of 7,176 contracts. Among stocks that have significant US businesses, QBE Insurance gained 40 cents, or 1.8 per cent, to $22.72, News Corp rose 44 cents, or 2.8 per cent, to $15.59, Brambles added eight cents ...

BT Financial names new head

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... Meanwhile, Cooper was appointed chief executive of BT in January 2005, with more than 3,000 staff across private banking, insurance, advice, funds management and wealth and superannuation solutions. He will also start his new role in Febuary next yea ...