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HSBC pitches low vol strategy to instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... Japan over Europe. He said that the strategy suits Australian institutional investors such as superannuation funds or insurers because it provides low volatility equity exposure. "I think that volatility is going to increase, so this is like buying insurance ...

Mining exports finally give way to financial services

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... Australia could not open their own businesses in these countries. Now they are proposing that banks, fund managers and insurers can partner with local businesses in China, Japan or Korea and even merge or take over local companies down the track," Peter ...

QIC extends partnership with Northern Trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... in funds under management as of March 2015. Its clients include governments, pension plans, sovereign wealth funds and insurers spanning Australia, Europe, Asia, Middle East and the US.

Aviva launches first in range of new funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... and substantial growth." Aviva Investors is the global asset management business of Aviva, one of the largest general insurers in the UK, and currently has about A£246 billion ($474 billion) in assets under management.

Advice industry faces insurance quandary

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... however, that existing PI insurance cover was often insufficient. At the same time PI premiums appear to be rising as insurers view financial advice as an increasingly risky proposition for them to cover. Speaking to Financial Standard, Gamma Wealth ...

FEATURE: Where next for risk advice?

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... recommendations, which are: that ASIC supports policy recommendations one, two and three and imposes licensing conditions on life insurers appropriately; that licensees proceed with including at least half of the authorised retail life providers on their ...

AFA calls for adviser leadership

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... Fox said there was a "clear opportunity" for licensees to implement their own adviser remuneration structures, and for insurers to assist in the supervision of insurance product advice. "Insurers, advisers, licensees and professional associations all ...

Signs that churning is on the wane

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... likely to discontinue or reduce cover as premiums increase with age and their need for cover reduces. "The extent to which insurers migrate policyholders from older legacy products into current products and adviser replacement activity that is in a client's ...

Industry needs to act after Trowbridge report failure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... not a failure of professional advice," he added. One of the key steps the industry needs to take, he continued, was for insurers to work directly with ASIC to combat "policy churning". "It is a poorly kept secret that life insurers know which advisers ...

Don't blame "churning" on advisers: Synchron

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... has asked industry stakeholders not to blame "churning" of life insurance policies only on advisers and demanded that insurers improve product design. Synchron noted that in the United Kingdom and in South Africa, "companies acted to eliminate churn ...

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Australia's retirement system receives first A-grade

KARREN VERGARA
Australia's retirement system has finally received an A-grade rating in the annual Marsh CFA Institute Global Pension Index after stagnating at the B+ level for the last five years.

Brighter Super changes up investment, insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA
Not-for-profit fund Brighter Super has introduced numerous changes to its fees, decreasing investment fees while increasing insurance costs.

Channel Capital wins distribution mandate

MATTHEW WAI
Channel Capital has been appointed by Coller EQT to distribute, promote and service investor support to the two secondaries strategies currently available in Australia.

Perpetual asset management outflows hit $9.6bn

VINNY VUCAGO
Perpetual's asset management business recorded $9.6 billion in net outflows during the September quarter, weighing on funds under management as its Corporate Trust Division reached a record $1.4 trillion in funds under administration.

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