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Zurich fined over false and misleading statements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... handling processes and ensure consumers are not misled in any way, shape or form. "Where the handling of a claim involves a legacy product or policy enhancements passed back to existing policyholders, insurers should ensure claims staff have an awareness ...

Life insurance premiums edge lower

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... share), Zurich/OnePath ($2.41 billion, 14.9% share), MLC Life ($1.83 billion, 11.3% share), and Resolution Life - the AMP legacy book now in run-off - with $1.26 billion or a 7.8% share.

Wealth managers' recovery looks promising: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... story, as will be the cost optimisation," analysts said. "Integration of the MLC and ex-ANZ Advice business and resolving legacy issues is proving to be more complex and expensive than initially expected, leading to large below-the-line cash outflows ...

Global X China Tech ETF in the works

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... mid-2010s..." Global X said. Global X's final rationale for investing in China's tech sector is the growing divergence within it. Legacy internet platforms and consumer discretionary technology companies are facing structural challenges, including slower ...

Future Group confirms more mergers ahead, undertakes review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... AIA, MetLife and Zurich. Future Group is consolidating its insurance offerings from 10 to four and closing several of its legacy investment options. Future Group said this has resulted in the need to transfer some members with complex insurance needs ...

Advisers seek investment philosophy, performance in managed accounts provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... administrative tasks and 81% expressing overall satisfaction. However, challenges exist to their broader adoption. The migration of legacy portfolios, cost considerations, and client preferences for bespoke solutions key barriers to the broader adoption ...

Equity Story to buy advisory firm Baker Young

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
... brand. As the advisory sector faces generational change and regulatory pressures, we see a clear opportunity to partner with legacy firms ready for scalable, tech-enabled growth," Gow said.

Top ART executives depart in reshuffle

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... State Super. For his part, Chang has been running capital markets for ART since 2022 and was with the Queensland-based legacy fund QSuper before that. As a consequence of his departure, strategy lead Andrew Fisher will oversee the trading function. His ...

Which fund managers are making the most from investor fees?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... confident in the value of the services and expertise we provide to our clients." Insignia Financial, which hosts a range of legacy products - many of which rely on underlying fund managers, meaning it doesn't pocket all the fee revenues - was next, pulling ...

Pella Global Generations Fund launches in NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... geopolitical tensions and US President Donald Trump's tariffs, Pella chief investment officer Jordan Cvetanovksi said: "The legacy of Trump-era policies has increasingly weighed on the US stock market, leading to broad-based underperformance across ...