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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 ...

Zurich head of planning switches hats

... appointed its former head of planning as the new head of risk management and compliance. Geoff Copp was previously Zurich Australia's head of planning and business practices in general insurance. He has spent 19 years at Zurich Australia and 34 years ...

Fees versus commission not an issue

... found that majority of financial planners say it's disclosure that counts. A Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich Australia) online survey of financial advisers has found that 58 per cent said whether their services are paid in fees or commission ...

Zurich's wrap goes past $3bn

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
Zurich Australia has reached a significant milestone with funds under administration on its wrap platform breaking through the $3 billion mark. Zurich said the milestone validated the organisation's focus on the intermediaries space and signalled further ...

Soft skills should be a priority: Zurich

... and also the ones that give them an added sense of confidence in their financial adviser," said Andrew McKee, Zurich Australia's head of life risk. McKee explained that the role of the financial planner now goes beyond providing traditional financial ...

Zurich Australia chief executive to retire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
The chief executive for Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich Australia) is set to retire after 35 years in the financial services industry. Tom Brown, who has just announced his intention to retire on 31 December this year, will be succeeded ...

Profit sharing a win-win for AFS

... AFS started out 10 years ago as part of Zurich. In April this year the group completed a share buy-back from Zurich Australia and is now 100 per cent adviser-owned. Its more than 90 principals nationally manage $3.5 billion in funds on behalf of 50,000 ...

Back to BT for Putnam head of business

... BT. Martin Franc is jumping ship only months after he recruited Peter Walsh, former investment specialist at Zurich Australia, to the position of senior vice president, director of retail. Franc, himself a former investment specialist at BT, is said ...

AFS completes buy-back from Zurich

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006
... of AFS' relationship with Zurich, saying AFS would, "Continue to maintain and build on our relationship with Zurich Australia as it has contributed to AFS' past success and benefited our advisers and their clients." The business will be known by the ...

Life risk advisers endorse Zurich

... risk provider according to the annual WA Taylor Report. In a survey involving around 1,480 life risk advisers, Zurich Australia bagged the top award in several categories including number one in underwriting decision-making and speed, staff competence ...