MetLife announces Richard Nunn as new CEO for Australia

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MetLife has announced Richard Nunn as its next Chief Executive Officer in Australia, commencing 1 May 2019. Mr Nunn is currently the CEO of Statewide Super, a leading superannuation fund... Read more continue reading

Mixed Christmas spending

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index The Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI), a measure of economy-wide spending, rose by 0.4 per cent in trend terms in December. While this result... Read more continue reading

Honan predicts challenging buying conditions for insurance in 2019 with key underwriters ceasing to write certain classes

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Honan Insurance Group’s (Honan) recently released December 2018 Quarterly Market Update foresees reverberations emanating from the Hayne Australian Royal Commission, re-submission of Lloyds business plans, Brexit, economic factors and an overactive merger... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 18 January, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets continued to rise over the last week helped by talk of policy stimulus (notably in China) and optimism of... Read more continue reading

Perennial Value cautions against over-negativity on the Australian economy

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In a new year that has begun with share market volatility, continued falling property prices and increased talk around recession both in Australia and the US, Perennial Value Management (Perennial... Read more continue reading

What’s in store for the Big 4 in 2019

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Banks set to soar as Royal Commission ends In the past year the financial news has been dominated by the Royal Commission into the Finance Sector, however, this is now... Read more continue reading

MLC Life Insurance appoints Chief Customer Experience Officer

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MLC Life Insurance has bolstered its focus on customers with the appointment of Louise Portelli to the newly created role of Chief Customer Experience Officer. Portelli, a former Partner at... Read more continue reading

Nanuk Sustainability Fund receives 5 Star rating

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The Nanuk New World Fund received a 5 Star rating from Morningstar, its three-year track record placing the fund 2nd out of 193 global equity managers in the Large Cap World... Read more continue reading

MyState Bank moves to Comprehensive Credit Reporting

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MyState Bank will be in a better position to match customers with the right type of product for their specific credit situation, after the nation-wide bank today announced it has... Read more continue reading

FASEA releases Policy for the Foreign Qualification Standard

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FASEA has published the Policy for its Foreign Qualification Standard. The Policy was informed through consultation with stakeholders in August 2018 and through 8 formal submissions during FASEA’s consultation process... Read more continue reading