MEDIA RELEASES
PRODUCT UPDATES
MARCH 2018 The Life Insurance Individual Risk Market (Retail) is going through some major changes. Strategic Insight has reviewed how the Australian Life Insurance market has evolved over the last 10 years, and where it's going over the next 10 years.
DUE APRIL 2018 New Life Insurance Quarterly Review will focus on short term trends over the last 1-3 years. It will include commentary and supporting data tables for the overall market and full company reviews for three major Life Insurance companies each issue.
DUE MAY 2018 Direct Life Insurance Report covers Market Trends, Market Share Statistics, Lapses and Persistency, Market Forecast, Premium Comparisons and Benchmarking of Policy Definitions for Direct Life, Trauma, TPD, Accidental Death, Income Protection and Funeral insurance products.
MARKET INTEL
A recent report has been published by IOSCO for regulators and policymakers as a guide for improving financial decision-making amongst investors by challenging their biases.
Global ETFs accumulated US$34 billion in net flows as global stock markets continue to recover.
Industry Super Australia appoints new CEO
ESSSuper appoints head of investments
BlackRock appoints head of iShares Australia
State Street imports fixed income lending trader
Charter Financial Planning director resigns
Magellan and Airlie launch retail Aus equities fund
Citi launches currency product for HNW clients
Spaceship launches two funds
Pengana to buy into HNW credit firm
Decentralised Capital launches in Australia
New investment boutique launch by Pinnacle
ANZ, Deutsche and Citigroup facing cartel allegations
BBY, BBY Advisory and SmarTrader AFS licences suspended
CBA and AUSTRAC enter agreement
Water Infrastructure Criteria launched
MARCH 2018 All the results of the Life Company of the Year Awards, hosted by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) supported by Strategic Insight, were announced on 15th March 2018. The Awards are based on underlying independent Risk Benchmarking research by Strategic Insight. Winners announced.