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Boutique wealth manager hires banking executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... 2018. Ayers joined Bank of Melbourne in 2011, leading its private banking business. Most recently he served as head of premium banking and business growth and was also chair of its Asian Business Advisory Council. Koda Capital chief of staff and partner ...

ANZ sells life insurance business for $2.85 billion

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
ANZ has sold its life insurance business for $2.85 billion in a move that will make the purchaser Australia's largest retail life insurer. Completing what the bank described as a "simplification" of its wealth division, ANZ sold the business to Zurich. ...

Fixed income specialist wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
Alpha Fund Managers has awarded a mandate to a specialist equity and fixed income boutique investment manager. Premium China Funds Management's Premium Asia Income Fund was selected for its ability to manage emerging market debt sector exposure and ...

Industry super fund adapts new life insurance model

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... will see no changes to insurance premiums, with any individual increases in cost met initially by the fund's insurance premium rebate. The super fund has also removed complex rules in its insurance policies. "We've removed some employment-related requirements ...

Vision Super creates head technology role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
Vision Super has appointed its first head of technology as it aims to increase its presence among younger Australians and meet their ongoing demands. Joining from KPMG, James Milne is responsible for maintaining and improving the digital experience ...

Long-short performance justifies fees: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... long-short funds justifies the cost. Zenith found in the 12 months to September 30, global long-short managers delivered a 2.3% premium above the MSCI World ex-Australia Index. Annualised for the three years to June 30, these managers delivered a higher ...

Lapse rates review anxiety unfounded: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... 2021, ASIC is preparing for this now by collecting data for the first round of reporting on lapse rates, distribution and premium pricing. ASIC will begin analysing the data at start the of 2018 to establish a baseline it will track over the three years ...

PIMCO launches adviser education tool

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... longer term and deeper relationships is through education and PIMCO is uniquely able to provide financial advisers with a premium CPD-accredited curriculum that combines our economic and markets insights, client resources, and investment analysis to ...

Vision Super names new life insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... kept premiums steady over the last three years and guaranteed rates are locked in for the next three years, meaning no premium increases for the vast bulk of its members. "But we haven't kept rates low by slashing and burning the cover our members need," ...

HESTA announces life insurance facelift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
Industry superannuation fund HESTA is enhancing its life insurance offer, including a shift to age-based pricing that will be effective 1 March 2018. Among the changes, HESTA has also bolstered its income protection cover to include a lump sum provision ...