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Banks to follow NAB's life insurance exit

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... standard default commission across the industry." "Many life agents will moan about the reduction in upfront commissions but smart dealer groups will realise that the higher renewal commissions, being recurrent income for the practice, will add value ...

MLC to vary premiums with fitness smartwatch

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
MLC will introduce a new initiative to track real-time customer fitness data and vary premiums accordingly. The MLC On Track program uses Intel's Basic Peak smartwatch to capture daily fitness and lifestyle data for customers, and rewards those who ...

Industry fund to double investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... asset consultant Mercer Investments. "While we will manage the analysis of a full spectrum of managers, from passive through smart beta to highly active hedge funds, we will not be looking to take on the operational and agency risk of in-house asset ...

Mercer creates new role for innovation

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
Mercer has announced two internal appointments as an approach to increase collaboration between the firm's investments and retirement businesses as well as increase its focus of product and innovation. Former retirement business leader Guy Thorburn ...

ANZ private wealth sees digital growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... Releasing its 2015 full year results today, ANZ said funds under management (FUM) increased in private wealth by 22%. ANZ Smart Choice Super FUM is now more than $4.3 billion and ANZ KiwiSaver grew 32% to $7 billion. ANZ has flagged the reshaping of ...

Women to inherit 70% of intergenerational wealth: report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... highlighting key stats from the report, with Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Jane Campion directing the 'film' called 'ANZ Smart Girls'. One of the young girls who was part of the shoot had to read a line about the substantial salary gap. "I ...

NAB to offer mFund trading

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB) is the first of the big four banks to offer ASX's mFund Settlement Service. Clients of NAB Asset Management, nabtrade and NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) will be able to trade mFunds at the end of the year. The announcement came ...

Mandate tide turns towards global equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
Institutional investors are moving fast to protect their portfolios from the risks facing the Australian market. Over a third of the money poured into new mandates last year was in international equities, twice the amount of new funds invested in Australian ...

Financial services most at risk from disruption

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... that has tripled in the last three years. "Customer behaviour is changing, enabled by faster internet speeds and powerful smart phones. Such developments have empowered millennials to stay always connected, well informed and willing to embrace new entrants. ...

Blue Sky scratches head lice from portfolio

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... director Dr Elaine Stead said: "We provided growth capital and just as importantly, networks and expertise, bringing more smart people and useful networks to the table. "Without a doubt, we have exceptional and world class talent in Australia and we ...