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MLC appoints Bleakley as external director

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... seasoned non-executive director. He founded Bleakleys Limited in 1981 before taking a number of senior roles at Advance Bank, Tower Group and Bridges Financial Services Group. Most recently, Bleakley served on the boards of RetireInvest, Millenium 3 ...

LUCRF Super appoints global eq managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
Industry fund LUCRF Super has appointed Arrowstreet Capital LP, MFS Investment Management and DFA Australia (Dimensional) as its new international equity managers. The appointments follow the fund's international equity review, which is part of an overall ...

TOWER enhances Accelerate Protection

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
TOWER Australia has upgraded its Accelerated Protection risk insurance product and improved its online service. The firm's upgrade has 14 enhanced benefits and definitions and applies to all policyholders with an in-force Accelerated Protection policy. ...

AIA appoints head of adviser services

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
AIA Australia has appointed former TOWER Australia manager, Pina Sciarrone, as head of adviser services, individual life. Sciarrone previously worked as state sales manager for Victoria/Tasmania at TOWER Australia. Prior to joining TOWER, she worked ...

AustralianSuper awards QIC $500m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
Australia's largest industry fund, the $30 billion-plus AustralianSuper, has poured $500 million into QIC Global Real Estate's QIC Property Fund - an investment that makes up 15.2 per cent of the super fund's total property portfolio. Announcing the ...

Government annuities proposal draws industry fire

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
Compulsory government annuities could widen the gap between the retirement payouts of low and high income workers, and some industry experts argue private sector annuities and longevity risk products offer better alternatives. IFSA, which commissioned ...

GPT fund buys stake in Sydney tower

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... than 6 per cent. Grocon and LaSalle Investment Management each hold a 25 per cent interest in the building. The 42-floor tower, located on Castlereagh Street, will be one of 10 premium grade office buildings in Sydney when completed. "Scheduled for completion ...

TOWER hires sales manager

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
TOWER Australia has appointed former Aviva Victoria/Tasmania state sales manager, Craig Parker, as a sales manager for the same states. Patrick O'Connor, head of distribution at TOWER Australia, said Parker's appointment highlighted the insurance firm's ...

Impaired life annuities post record sales

TOWERS WATSON RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010

Asset consultants under fee pressures

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... whole, delivered value, but that they raise the bar too high so, in that sense, they could always do better. Meanwhile, Tower Watson's head of investment consulting, Graeme Miller, also answered 'yes' and that relatively speaking, asset consultants are ...