MetLife Australia appoints Retail State Managers and Senior Underwriting Managers

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MetLife Australia has appointed Richard Holt as Head of Service Delivery, with overall responsibility for MetLife’s retail service proposition, supporting advisers and other intermediaries across new business, underwriting, and policy administration.... Read more continue reading

Expert warns employee bonus plans and business sale contracts to be adversely affected by new accounting standard

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Businesses are seriously underestimating the time, cost and effort it will take to get ready for the new Lease Accounting Standard, warns a leading corporate accounting expert. Chris King, a... Read more continue reading

Corporate culture a key to investment success

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Leading investment manager WCM Investment Management (WCM) has highlighted to local investors the importance of detailed corporate culture analysis when constructing global equity portfolios. This message is consistent with the... Read more continue reading

Equity Trustees 130 years young

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Australia’s leading specialist trustee company, Equity Trustees today unveiled its new brand identity and logo. Built on a rich 130-year history, the new design retains key aspects of the brand’s... Read more continue reading

Affinia launches new dealer service to empower independent AFSLs

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National dealer group, Affinia, has announced the launch of ‘Affinia Access’, a new support service designed to enable Australian financial services licensees (AFSLs) to trade under their own license and... Read more continue reading

AMP appoints new Advice executive

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AMP has appointed experienced financial services executive Luke Symons as Director, Channel Performance & Growth in its Advice business to help drive the company’s rebuilding and growth strategy forward. This... Read more continue reading

Mercer unites key industry players to attract diverse talent in investment management

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Key players in the investment management industry have joined forces to launch Future IM/Pact – an employee value proposition aimed at attracting more diverse talent into investing roles with an initial focus... Read more continue reading

TAL Adviser Roadshows to kick off in Adelaide this week

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Over 1,500 advisers across Australia have registered for the 2018 TAL Adviser Roadshows, which begin in Adelaide this Wednesday. Advisers will be able to exchange insights with members of TAL’s... Read more continue reading

Nikko Asset Management appoints Mari Yamauchi as outside director

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At an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting, Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“Nikko AM”) has confirmed the appointment of Mari Yamauchi as Outside Director. With Ms. Yamauchi’s appointment, Nikko AM’s Board of... Read more continue reading

Commonwealth Bank Group Super appoints CIO

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Commonwealth Bank Group Super has named Ruwanie Dias as Chief Investment Officer of the Group’s employee superannuation fund, effective July 2018. Ruwanie has been acting in this capacity since the... Read more continue reading