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David Jones adds more financial services to shopping list

... personal finance products such as home loans, car insurance and travel insurance. As previously reported in Financial Standard, Tower Group's chief executive Jim Minto opined that the financial services sector need to find new ways to reach consumers ...

Asset Super to upgrade insurance and offer super splitting

... strategy for couples. Asset's general manager, John Paul, said the group's insurance outsourcing contract, currently with TOWER Australia, is up for renewal on 1 July. The tender submission closed early this month with the board expecting to choose their ...

S&P react to TOWER PrefSure deal

S&P ratings services (S&P) have reacted to yesterday's announcement that TOWER group (TOWER) has bought PrefSure Life Ltd (PrefSure) to shore up and grow their master trust and life insurance business. S&P have left TOWER's ratings unchanged for now ...

PrefSure deal sees Tower focus on master trusts

TOWER have bought out PrefSure Holdings and Life Limited (PrefSure) from South African group, Liberty, for $145 million as they push their strategic growth towards life insurance for master trusts. TOWER managing director, Jim Minto, said that the key ...

Russell and IBM enter strategic relationship for fund admin

Russell Investment Group has teamed up with IBM in a seven-year $140m Business Transformation Outsourcing agreement. The agreement means IBM will take over the operation of Russell's Member Administration Service Centre in Australia, which is essentially ...

Vision return to Russell

Vision Super has reappointed Russell Investment Group (Russell) to the role of actuarial and benefits consultant, after a competitive tender brought them back for more. The reappointment of Russell's actuarial team came at the end of a competitive tender ...

Austcorp hybrid to fund pipeline projects

... Funds Management Limited and is squarely aimed to increase its property development and funds management sectors. Austcorp TOWER will be offered through fully-paid units in the Austcorp TOWERS Trust and are redeemable. Cumulative, priority distributions ...

TOWER deny reports they intend selling insurance through supermarkets

TOWER have denied speculation that they intend distributing their insurance products through supermarkets. A spokesperson for TOWER said comments they were considering such a strategy is a misinterpretation of statements by TOWER group chief executive ...

Turn on more channels: TOWER

TOWER Group chief executive officer, Jim Minto, says we need to develop new ways to reach customers because the way they are buying wealth management products is changing fast. "What we are seeing is change in how people buy traditional products," says ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2005
... Challenger Financial Services Group and Sonic Healthcare all front shareholders. Also, Lend Lease hosts a market briefing while Tower Ltd and Australian Wealth Management both release annual results. NEW YORK - US stocks rose after a drop in crude oil ...