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Multiport SMSF receives UK pension roll-over approval

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
... approval under the UK's Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS) rules for their SMSF offering. Earlier this week Zurich Financial Services Australia announced that its wrap services had been granted similar approval. The UK legislation ...

Former Zurich CFO banned by APRA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has disqualified the former Zurich Australian Insurance Limited (ZAIL) chief financial officer for his role in deliberately overstating the company's financial position. John Stanbridge was chief ...

PIS' Edmondson wins 2006 AFA Adviser of the Year

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
Troy Edmondson has taken out the Zurich 2006 AFA Adviser of the Year Award, presented at a gala dinner to conclude the 60th Annual AFA Conference last night. From 16 nominees, the field was whittled down to five finalists who were reviewed against five ...

It's a wrap for UK pensions: Zurich

Zurich Financial Services Australia has announced that its wrap services are all stamped as 'Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes' (QROPS) which will allow UK migrants to transfer their funds to Australia without heavy tax penalties. In April ...

ING OneCare minds the insurance gap

... networks that have strongly advocated life insurance and offers ING OneCare as well as packages from Aviva, Asteron, AXA and Zurich to their clients. "Most of us work hard to build successful futures, but we do not always stop to think 'what would happen ...

Zurich appoints Denning Pryce to manage new income fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
Zurich Financial Services Australia has announced the appointment of a specialist derivatives manager for its new income fund. Denning Pryce, a Sydney based boutique manager specializing in listed equity and derivatives based funds management, has been ...

Direct Portfolio Services adds new insto manager

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
... announced the appointment of a new institutional relationship manager. Angela Tennant joins Direct Portfolio Services from Zurich where she worked as a senior research analyst. Tennant has more than 10 years of financial markets experience and chief ...

Zurich appoints ex-CommInsure risk expert

Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed former CommInsure chief underwriter, Lindy Rule, as the new chief underwriter in the life risk division. Zurich Australia's head of life risk, Andrew McKee, said Rule's position fulfills an important ...

Zurich corporate super businesses for sale

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
Zurich Australia is selling off its corporate superannuation businesses Zurich i.super_invest Superannuation (i.super) and Finium Super Master Plan, informing staff this morning that management are currently in discussions with a "number of interested ...

Land of the giants: World's top 500 fund managers

... rankings. AMP fell from number 53 back in 2000 to number 146 last year after it demerged from global player, Henderson. Zurich dropped from 17 to 47 after it split with Threadneedle Investments. By contrast, Challenger Financial Services Group (number ...