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Risk advice a hard sell: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
New research from Zurich quantifies the amount consumers will pay for life insurance advice, but also reinforces the fact the majority are unwilling to be out of pocket. The Risk Advice Disconnect whitepaper revealed a minimal number (8%) of consumers ...

Harder for insurers to dodge claims

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Insurers will find it tougher to dodge paying out claims if the Royal Commission's recommendation to amend insurance law is enacted. At the round six hearings of the Royal Commission, it was revealed that CommInsure used outdated medical definitions ...

Corporates can help solve retirement issue: BlackRock

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
Larry Fink has told chief executives they must embrace a greater responsibility to help employees navigate retirement, highlighting it as a key challenge to the world's future prosperity. In his annual letter to the chief executives of companies backed ...

Sunsuper expands advice business

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
Sunsuper is onboarding two new team members as part of its strategy to remain a serious player in retail financial advice and to expand this service across Australia. Joining the $58 billion superannuation fund in its retail advice arm are two new business ...

CFS tops up Morgan Stanley mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
Colonial First State has topped up a Morgan Stanley mandate, as it fine-tunes the fixed interest exposures in its employer super's lifestage options. Morgan Stanley's Total Return Strategy is now managing $134 million for the FirstChoice Employer ...

UK loses £800bn in assets amid Brexit fears

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
The financial services sector has moved about £800 billion ($1.4 trillion) of assets out of the UK to Europe since the Brexit referendum took place more than two years ago. This is according to EY's Brexit Tracker, which flagged the figure as fairly ...

Complainants most satisfied with life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
Complaints staff of life insurance companies are the most helpful when it comes to resolving customer disputes, ASIC has found. The regulator documented consumers' complaints journey across financial services and life insurance to find staff of ...

Perpetual hires former Macquarie exec

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
Perpetual has made two key appointments to its executive leadership team, including a former Macquarie executive. Sam Mosse is taking on the newly-created role of chief risk officer. She has previously worked as Macquarie Funds Group's and KPMG's head ...

AMP replaces Regan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
AMP announced new leadership of its advice business, replacing Jack Regan. After 20 years, Regan is retiring from the group. He has been on extended leave since his damning appearance at the Royal Commission in April this year. He has been replaced ...

Gender split sees new investment industry focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
Australia's private equity and venture capital businesses are committed to increasing the number of women employees following the sector's latest workplace diversity study. At its 25th annual conference in September, the Australian Private Equity ...