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TAL restructures retail arm, announces job cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... insurance arm for $725 million. The transaction completed on February 28. The agreement included a 20-year strategic alliance in which TAL will offer its life insurance solutions via Suncorp's distribution channels. "To deliver the best outcomes ...

Aon exits advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... - Australia's unclaimed superannuation fund - on April 13. Aon said the transfer was the third stage of the strategic alliance with EQT, following the launch of smartMonday and the $2 billion successor fund transfer in December last year.

Class makes managed accounts play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
Class is investing $4 million in an MDA service provider, with an option to take full ownership of the company down the track. Investing in Philo Capital Advisers, Class will provide software to support the company's offering, including services to ...

Scholarships open for women in finance and superannuation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
Industry groups for women help narrow the gender gap in senior management by providing executive education scholarships for women in finance and superannuation. On Wednesday, Women in Super announced its 2019 scholarship program in partnership with ...

Cardena Private Wealth names managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
Cardena Private Wealth has appointed Ray Djani as managing director. Djani was nominated to the newly created role after holding a position on the board of the boutique wealth management and advisory firm and working as a consultant for the past three ...

Joint venture to set new ETF standard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... ETF manager and Canada's largest asset manager are looking to transform the Canadian ETF market through a new strategic alliance. BlackRock and RBC Global Asset Management announced a partnership that will deliver the most comprehensive suite of ETFs ...

Freedom ditches life insurance sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
Freedom Insurance Group announced it will stop selling life insurance products and alerted shareholders of the likelihood it will face a liquidity crisis next year. The board of the embattled insurer has decided to search for alternative business models ...

Class enhances XPLAN integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
The latest integration between Class and XPLAN will enable financial advisers to have a single shared view of data and assets. Users will be able to vie all investments held within Class and XPLAN, including unlisted assets such as direct property. ...

Vamos joins embattled insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
Industry stalwart Pauline Vamos is set to become chair of an ASX-listed insurance company which was taken to task during the Royal Commission. Vamos is now a non-executive director on the board of Freedom Insurance Group, the insurer that was admonished ...

CFS strikes strategic distribution deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
Colonial First State entered a strategic alliance with a global investment manager that will see Australian investors gain access to a new global equities fund. CFS is partnering with Baillie Gifford to distribute the Baillie Gifford Long Term Global ...