Colonial’s Australian Financial Services division has reported a profit of $212 million, up 38 per cent, for the year ending December 31, 1998....

Microsoft's assault on financial services distribution has continued with the signing of agreements with some of the biggest players in the US market....

Recent reforms of the Swedish pension system may provide some answers to New Zealand's retirement savings dilemma, according to head of the Investment Savings and Insuran...

A new intermediary distribution channel appears to be opening up with the announcement by Amway that it is to distribute life insurance through its sales network....

1st: Suncorp 2nd: Tower Life 3rd: NRMA...

The trend towards intermediary-based distribution in the US is gaining momentum, with more than three-quarters of new money invested over the past year in mutual funds co...

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A new non-profit professional association set to launch this week reflects convergence between the life insurance and fund management sectors....

With three conferences on client portfolio management systems scheduled for Sydney over the next week or so, the master trust versus wrap account war appears to be escala...

Difficulties in matching product features with client needs in complex areas of risk coverage like trauma mean advisers should seek specialist alliances, writes Pauline F...

Leading insurer AMP Life will launch a series of workshops and seminars over the next few weeks to help financial advisers to better understand the risk insurance needs o...

Disability insurance in Australia has reached a crisis point largely thanks to the under-pricing of products carrying certain unsustainable features, argues Mark Gallaghe...

Amidst all the talk of mergers and acquisitions in the life insurance industry, it’s easy to lose sight of the strength and size of the industry in Australia. ...