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Macquarie expands US funds management

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... between October and December. Macquarie IM will also manage a portion of Foresters' general account supporting its life insurance business. It will also support advisors of a third-party Cetera Financial Group which is looking to buy select assets of ...

Colonial acquisition cost CBA shareholders $53bn: Merlon

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... earnings and an even higher multiple of cash flow for Colonial," Carlisle said. By comparison, AMP recently sold its life insurance operations for approximately 1x net tangible assets, 6x earnings and an even lower multiple of cash-flow. "Within five ...

Financial advice in 2030: What does it look like?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... challenging advisers but also driving improved outcomes for clients. It will mostly aid transactional advice, such as life insurance and mortgages. "The increased automation of compliance obligations, research and documentation production will free up ...

AMP announces board changes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... like to thank Trevor for his considerable contribution to AMP over the last five years. His deep knowledge of the life insurance industry will be a great asset to AMP Life, in which AMP will retain an ongoing economic interest."

New wellbeing venture for BT

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
BT has launched My Wellbeing Rewards and Portal for life insurance clients, giving them access to discounts and an online hub focussed on health and wellbeing. The My Wellbeing Portal will give clients access to articles on health and wellbeing, personalised ...

Regulators name laggard life insurance providers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
While the majority of life insurance claims are paid in the first instance (92%), the wait and resolution times vary significantly across providers, a joint study by the regulators found. AMP (eight months) and Westpac (three months) take the longest ...

Trump will continue to buoy stock markets: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... biggest companies on the stock exchange, like Amazon and Apple. This week we ask if you are satisfied with your life insurance provider. "Since 1900, we've had 20 U.S. presidents, including Trump. The three who saw the worst stock market performances ...

Treasury proposes standardised default insurance definitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... and potential pricing effects that legislating universal definitions, terms and exclusions will have for MySuper life insurance policies. Hayne said: "Insurance contracts can often be difficult for the average consumer to navigate and understand. And ...

Superannuation, insurance expert joins EY

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... some of clients included Hostplus, QSuper and First State Super. At Mills Oakley, McKechnie focused on super and life insurance, and specialised in group insurance. McKechnie currently serves as NSW chair of the Australasian Life Underwriting and Claims ...

Regulators unite for life insurance transparency

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
A joint project between Australia's financial services regulators has found about 92% of life insurance claims are successful first time round. It has also seen the development of an online comparison tool tracking the performance of life insurers. ...