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GESB converts to a 'true' mutual

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... changes will enable us to maintain our competitive fees and to provide better products and services, including an enhanced insurance offering and diversified investment options," GESB chief executive Michelle Dolin said in a statement. Meanwhile the ...

Mortgage arrears hit all-time high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... increasing [but] there has been no noticeable change to the amount of claims being reduced or denied by the lenders' mortgage insurance (LMI) providers for prime RMBS." While wholesale debt funds account for one-fifth of overall mortgage funding, the ...

FPA partners with Deakin

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is one step further to improving adviser understanding on life insurance after partnering with Deakin University to develop an industry recognised life risk adviser program. The corporate education division of ...

Life settlements open to Aussie investors

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... opportunities for local insto investors. Investing in life settlements, particularly in the US, involves buying out life insurance policies and according to Asset Life responsible manager Ron Board, is experiencing a boom similar to that of the reverse ...

UN PRI assets reach $15tr

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... conference, the PRI Report on Progress 2008 found the number of asset owner signatories, including both pension funds and insurance companies, increased by 31 per cent over a one year period. In addition, the report found the number of signatories which ...

Planners set to Ignite the Difference

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... conference in November includes a range of information sessions on marketing their business, effectively selling life insurance and alternative investment opportunities. For the first time a range of pre-conference workshops will allow financial planners ...

Aus and NZ fund issuance better under MRSO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... changes, the regime will also cover managed investment schemes. However the changes do not apply to superannuation or life insurance policies - two segments that have traditionally been quite different between the two countries. The MRSO will be overseen ...

Austock launches planning arm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... full service stockbroking, private portfolio management and intermediary broking services. Last month, the group's life insurance division reached the $100 million funds under management milestone, underpinned by its Austock Life Imputation Bonds, a ...

Pentafin joins personal super crowd

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... superannuation market with a new product within its OneVue suite. A key part of this new offering includes Ingevity's Longevity Insurance, a relatively new "income for life" concept which allows retirees to access their assets and select an investment ...

Asia will weather global slowdown: EFIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
The Australian Government's Export Finance and Insurance Corporation's (EFIC) latest report asserts emerging East Asian economies will endure a global economic slowdown due to growing domestic demand and rising intra Asian trade levels. Roger Donnelly ...