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Pendal profits plunge, advisers remain positive

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... it rejigged its superannuation offering. Westpac's remaining money managed through Pendal is now in MySuper corporate super mandates, multi-manager mandates, Westpac's life company and managed accounts. Pendal also has a relationship with Viridan ...

Banks push to leave vertical integration on the table

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... some of their vertically integrated structures." But the ABA wants Australia's banks to be able to bring the model back to life when the time is right, and said it should be up to banks to decide whether or not to vertically integrate their wealth and ...

ASIC bans Perth adviser

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... superannuation money from his clients. Craig James Wilson was employed by an advice firm that was a representative of the Westpac-controlled licensee Securitor Group for a total of eight years. During three months of his employment at Lifenet, Wilson ...

Royal Commission hits Westpac cash earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... $786 million, an increase of $4 million year-on-year, and reflective of an increase in funds; solid growth in corporate super for life insurance and fewer general insurance claims. The result was partly offset by margin compression from price reductions ...

NULIS names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... Australia Managed Funds, Westpac and Teachers Federation Health. Promnitz first joined the board responsible for the MLC Super Fund and products such as Plum, MasterKey Super, MasterKey and Wrap as a non-executive director in December 2017. He is also ...

Members abandon bank-aligned group insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
... MLC by the end of 2019. Rainmaker added the small number of insurers with an increased concentration of members in larger super funds underpins the competitive nature of the market. In the NFP segment, AIA, TAL and MetLife are the dominant life insurance ...

Life insurance inflows stable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
The life insurance market grew 2.4% to $16.2 billion in the year to September, latest statistics from Strategic Insight show. The group insurance segment however, recorded minimal growth, up 1.8% year-on-year to $6.3 billion, with MetLife (14.1%), TAL ...

Austock Life revamps, hires new leaders

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
Austock Life has appointed new management to help its rebranding efforts and launch its new product range, aiming to capture the market of financial advisers and clients of different generations. The specialist investment bond issuer has rebranded to ...

Financial services industry welcomes 'Yes' result

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... marriage equality is driven by our belief that all our employees should be afforded equal opportunities in all facets of life," Vanguard communications manager Michael Thorneycroft told Financial Standard. "We are thrilled with today's result as it brings ...

Westpac faces class action over life insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
Westpac is facing a class action for allegedly charging higher life insurance premiums via its network of financial planners. Shine Lawyers filed the class action against the bank and its subsidiary, Westpac Life Insurance Services, on behalf of customers ...