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Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... of funding them with debt," he says. Hang Lung is well-known for building high quality shopping malls. "Top brands like Channel, Gucci or K-Mart will sign up with them even before they start building because they know they can be trusted." Is Modi India's ...

Super outstrips other channels in disability risk profits

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... this type of insurance was less profitable when sold through super, there are signs of progress. The super distribution channel reversed losses of 2.3% in 2014 to post a gain of 6.3% in 2015. Overall, 55% of lump sum risk business was sold through super ...

Difficult year for insurance income: CBA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
... the decline in new business the bank was competing "in a pretty competitive market." "There are all sorts of product and channel factors - some of this is because there are parts of the market, for economic reasons, where we have chosen to do less," ...

Centrepoint in talks to build ex-insto advice network

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
More advice practices are looking to depart institutionally-aligned dealer groups and join independent licensees, according to Centrepoint Alliance. As Centrepoint managing director John de Zwart put it in a statement, "The days of adviser practices ...

Industry fund advice on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
Advice services in the not-for-profit super fund sector are expected to grow by 43% over the next four years, research by Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) suggests. Based on a survey of 19 ...

New guide teaches social media best practice

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
Zurich Financial Services Australia has launched a series of case studies that promote best practice by financial advisers in the use of social media and digital marketing. The publication, the first of its kind for the industry, reflects the growing ...

Suncorp Life super channel leads profit growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
Suncorp has posted the full-year results for its life division, with its superannuation channel seeing the biggest in-force growth: 23.4% on the previous 12 months to $496 million. Suncorp said this was because of "strong growth in sales in both WealthSmart ...

McDonalds chief appointed by ANZ

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... at ANZ. Catriona Noble will report to ANZ chief executive Australia Mark Whelan, and will be responsible for the retail channel distribution strategy, ANZ's 800 branches and its mobile sales force which serve the bank's five million Australian retail ...

Agribusiness fund launched by former Telstra Super exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
Newly formed ASURO Group is aiming to "institutionally" structure investment opportunities in the agribusiness space that will appeal to both superannuation funds and private investors. Headed by former Telstra Super executive Robert Talevski and professional ...

Insurance advisers focusing on client segmentation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
Clients seeking insurance advice can be segmented into three broad categories and advised accordingly, according to research by AIA Australia and the Beddoes Institute. The research paper, The advice challenge: Understanding what clients value, defines ...