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Low-flation at the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Low-flation at the core The European Central Bank's (ECB) governing council decided to keep monetary policy steady - refinancing rate at 0%, deposit rate at -0.4%, marginal lending facility at 0.25% -- while at the same time confirming that its asset ...

Former BT executive to head advice group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
BT Financial Group's former head of licensee development and BT Group Licensees is the new chief executive of a boutique advice licensee. Annick Donat has joined Madison Financial Group after resigning from BT in December 2016, having spent six years ...

Super industry accepts group insurance needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
Several superannuation industry groups recognise there is work to be done to reduce the erosion of member account balances through group life insurance. This recognition comes from the newly-formed Insurance in Superannuation Working Group (ISWG), which ...

Pzena grows local team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
Pzena Investment Management appointed a new director as part of a strategy to expand its Australian footprint. Paul Whymper-Williams is the new director of business development and client services and will be based in Sydney. He will work closely with ...

Steady as she grows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the official cash rate unchanged at 1.5% -- where it had been since August last year -- while at the same time offering a positive outlook on the global and domestic economy. Not only has the RBA ...

AFA chief executive steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers will welcome Philip Kewin as its new chief executive following the planned succession of Brad Fox. Kewin, a former financial adviser and former Zurich executive, will become the AFA chief executive on March 20. ...

Former QBE chief joins NSW insurance fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... icare, the NSW workers' compensation fund which was rebranded following the merging of its investment functions with TCorp. Tim Plant joins icare as group executive, innovation - a role which will involve overseeing the implementation of new customer-centric ...

We have made mistakes: CBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
Commonwealth Bank of Australia's chief executive Ian Narev told a parliamentary inquiry this morning the bank made mistakes and still has a lot of work to do. On day two of the major banks review, Narev fronted the House of Representative's Standing ...

MLC Life Insurance upgrades underwriting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
The underwriting process for retail-advised life policies will be accelerated by the introduction of MLC Life Insurance's new tele-underwriting service. Halving the lengthy underwriting process, the new Fast Track service will benefit both financial ...

CBA Group Super CIO retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
The chief investment officer at Commonwealth Bank Group Super is retiring after more than 20 years' service at the corporate superannuation fund. Following 38 years' service with CBA, Gerard Parlevliet will retire from the banking group before the end ...