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Financial planning
Platypus has topped Mercer Investment Consulting’s list of top performing Australian share fund managers for 2005-06, rewarding investors with an impressive 43.7 per cent...
Financial planning
When it comes to investing, following the status quo is not always the best option, according to Zurich Investments, which is celebrating the success of its thematic appr...
Superannuation
Australian superannuation fund members have been rewarded by another year of double-digit returns, according to the latest data released by Intech Investment consultants....
Financial planning
The New Year will see David Smith become chief executive of Zurich Financial Services Australia following the announcement that Tom Brown will be retiring from the positi...
Financial planning
The Zurich Financial Services Group’s integration of the Genevoise Life Insurance business into its own at head office level is soon to be completed, with approval from t...
People & Products
BNP Paribas Security Services has been appointed to provide unit pricing and custody services to Zurich Australia’s i.super and Finium corporate superannuation platforms....
Life/Risk
Retail insurance provider HBF has launched a new life insurance product, which will be issued by Zurich Australia but promoted under the HBF brand....
Financial planning
Zurich Financial Services has launched a new web accessible risk software product that allows planners to access premium quotations on the Internet....
Financial planning
ING has expanded its product team to fast track the development of planned new products based principally around its OneAnswer master trust offering....
Financial planning
Australian Financial Services is now standing on its own two feet as an independent dealer group, following its 39.7 per cent shareholding buy-back from Zurich Financial ...
Financial planning
Research house Plan for Life has announced the launch of a new online life insurance quotation service, which will be made available to dealer groups and risk advisers....
Financial planning
Only one retail fund has featured among the top 10 rankings in a SuperRatings survey of balanced super fund performances last year....
Financial planning
Zurich Financial Services has joined the chorus of local fund managers urging Australian investors to look to offshore equity markets for out-performance in 2006....
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