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Competition for annuities likely to remain low

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
Competition in the annuities market will increase, but is likely to remain low over the short term as Challenger dominates about 95% of the market, a Credit Suisse report found. Credit Suisse said that Challenger's natural competitors, banks and life ...

Trowbridge releases final report

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
The final version of the Trowbridge Review on Retail Life Insurance Advice has been released. Initiated by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), it was designed as an independent review following the Australian ...

FSC announces life insurance award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
The winners of the FSC's 2015 Life Insurance Awards have been announced. Speaking at the FSC Life Insurance Conference 2015, FSC chief executive Sally Loane congratulated NAB's Eleanor Hartmann (Young Achiever) and Sean McCormack (Leadership Award) ...

Super governance at centre stage

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... requirement to have a majority of independent directors applies to Australian listed companies as it does to banks and life insurer boards which are subject to APRA's regulation. The $1.9 trillion compulsory super system is the last vestige where independent ...

Equip Super partners with SuperFriend

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
Equip Super has partnered with SuperFriend to offer workplace mental health and wellbeing programs. The industry super fund has added the programs to its range of employer and member services, which focuses on forging alliances that can broaden the ...

Dai-ichi Life expands US, Asia Pacific presence

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
Dai-ichi Life, Japanese parent company of Australian life insurer TAL, is expanding its operations in the US and Asia Pacific regions. It announced last week that it would be establishing regional headquarters in these regions, along with acquiring ...

AIA appoints chief marketing officer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... Australia has appointed a chief marketing officer to lead a team of 41 people across a number of business areas. The life insurer has appointed former GE Capital A&NZ head of marketing and portfolio management Renae Smith to the role. Smith will start ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
This year has been another busy one for the financial servives industry. FoFA remained on the radar and the Financial System Inquiry has the potential to change things in a big way. The Financial Standard team takes a look at the issues that made waves ...

Epoch funds get upgrade from Zenith

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
Zenith Investment Partners has upgraded the Grant Samuel Epoch Global Equity Shareholder Yield Funds, hedged and unhedged, from "Recommended" to "Highly Recommended." In its product assessment Zenith said the funds are well-managed, providing international ...

Next super revolution must tackle retirement: Vilgan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... for a single person to try and manage their own longevity risk. It is totally unpredictable. "A 100% annuity from a life insurer is one option of course, but not the only one. A collective pool could include insurance as a component of hedging risk ...