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Whistleblower calls out approved product lies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... such, preferred provider lists often bear no resemblance to APLs. The report partially attributes a "distinct lack of innovation" in life insurance to limited APLs which have shielded institutional life insurers from competitive pressures for decades ...

AllianceBernstein boss lands FSC directorship

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
AllianceBernstein chief executive Jen Driscoll has been appointed to the board of the Financial Services Council. Driscoll has served as the chief of AllianceBernstein (AB) for almost six years, having originally been appointed to the role in December ...

KPMG foretells open super era

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
The global consulting giant believes developments in open banking could be the boon to solve superannuation's member engagement challenges. In a new report released today, KPMG revealed the future of member engagement in super will closely follow the ...

ASX faces challenge on ETF stronghold

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... largely the same as ASX. "Product issuers did not have an alternative to the ASX up until now. There will be cost and innovation benefits to fund managers" Jokovic said. To do list Becoming a listing venue means Chi-X will have to build relationships ...

State Super to sponsor retirement income research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... facing superannuation. "The aim of the scholarship program is to foster research in several priority areas including innovation in superannuation, the future of pensions in the public sector and what this means for attracting and retaining talent," Livanas ...

Future Fund chief most influential public investor

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... largest sovereign funds, pensions, endowments, foundations and central banks. Now in its seventh year, the list looks at innovation, funding, environmental circumstances, returns, unique programs, and initiatives undertaken, with a focus on featuring ...

IOOF expands advice team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... Gregory-Aylett will be focused on delivering critical functions for licensees, including Advice Systems and Technology, Advice Innovation, Adviser Marketing and Events, Operations and Training and Advice Research. The fund also permanently appointed ...

MLC Wealth finalises leadership, rebrands NAB Asset Management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... Wealth group executive, asset management Garry Mulcahy said. "Today, clients benefit from over 35 years of continuous innovation, and a commitment to continue to adapt our investment approach to ever changing markets. Current First Sentier Investors ...

Milestone ETF Rule passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... currently in operation. The adoption of Rule 6c-11 - also known as the ETF Rule - will facilitate greater competition and innovation in the ETF marketplace, leading to more choice for investors and lower barriers to entry, the regulator said. The new ...

Investors must monitor social mood: Nikko

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... costs. "In the process, it neglected its employees by overly aggressive cuts and neglected its customers with a lack of innovation and reinvestment," he said. Unilever, on the other hand, had focussed on socially conscious business decisions like moving ...