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TOWER nabs $600m AustralianSuper deal

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
TOWER has secured a $600 million insurance deal with AustralianSuper, the country's largest super fund - and the insurer's winning tender could spur the biggest shake-up in the sector this year. The deal, the largest in Australia this year with an annual ...

Zurich signs on to XPLAN Risk Researcher

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
Zurich risk products' real-time insurance premium validation has been added to XPLAN Risk Researcher. The announcement follows the introduction of real-time confirmation of CommInsure risk insurance premiums, which was also implemented by IRESS. The ...

Ipac funnels $50m into alts

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... said the tide may change in 18 months to favour other asset classes. In the meantime, Rogers is also looking towards insurance and catastrophe-linked securities to add to ipac's alternatives basket. "Providing the pricing is right, and the pricing depends ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... Australian share market finished at a 10-month high, rising 0.85 per cent, buoyed by financial stocks including QBE Insurance and Macquarie Group. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 38.8 points, or 0.87 per cent, at 4489.6, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Capital protection should be core to satellite

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... expensive or diseconomic [when bond rates are low]," he explained. The final method is through Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance (CPPI), a strategy that uses leverage, which by its nature becomes a double-edged sword depending on the market's direction. ...

Aviva provides automatic insurance in super

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
Aviva is providing automatic life insurance cover to over 18,000 Business Super members. Business Super members only need $1,500 in superannuation savings to receive the automatic cover. No medical history or check is required. Around 9,700 members ...

... and unveils direct shares on platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... launching a range of new features including online switching, a protected cash option, pre-lodgement service and online insurance. "Direct shares is something that certain advisers have been asking for on Pursuit Select," he said.

Consultum adds six advisers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... has appointed Ryan Porter from Wealth Selector, Justine Colvin (Flight Centre Moneywi$e) and Glen Corcoran (Don Bailey Insurance, Super & Investment Services). Cameron Whyte from Platinum Portfolio Management and Neil Sutera from Next Phase Wealth Advisers ...

IOOF profits down, to divest life insurance...

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... per cent to $16.5 billion. Chris Kelaher, managing director at IOOF, said the firm plans to sell the company's life insurance business. "The sale of these assets simplifies our business and allows IOOF to focus on its core skill set of superannuation ...

MasterSuper opens doors to all

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... efficiencies and service offerings to members, while lowering cost. MasterSuper said benefits including competitive fees, more insurance options and greater member choice will be a result of increased scale and public offer status. Personal members will ...