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Get set for FICAP's 'Who wants to be a RockStar' tonight

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... and head of fund manager governance at BT Financial Group said, "each year I am blown away not only by the exceptional talent we have in the financial services community but the generosity of our sponsors and RockStar attendees and I'm thrilled to say ...

Zurich fills life risk role from within

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... make her a perfect fit for this role. The fact that we were able to promote from within also demonstrates the depth of the talent we have here at Zurich."A Kristine Wade, head of retail sales for Zurich's life and investments business said. "I look forward ...

Advice industry under-prepared for younger client base

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... average age across the US, Canada, UK and Australia is around 55. Furthermore, the industry is struggling to attract young talent, driven in part by a perception that the industry is too sales focused. The two major bodies representing the industry in ...

Towers Watson appoints insurance exec

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
Towers Watson has appointed a new insurance consulting practice leader for Australia after Anton Kapel joined AMP as deputy group actuary in January. Paul Caputo will be Towers Watson insurance consulting practice leader. Caputo has over 25 years' industry ...

PROFILE: Centric Wealth CEO Phil Kearns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... New South Wales - with the intention of becoming a stockbroker - that he realised he had more than an average level of talent. "When I left school, I was going to give the game away," he says. "My mother wanted me to focus on my studies. But a mate of ...

Van Eyk expands research team

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
Van Eyk Research's head of manager research Rob da Silva has continued to build his team since joining the company in late 2013, adding three analysts to its manager research team that services financial advisers. Murray Asken has joined van Eyk from ...

Elders FP appoints regional manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
Elders Financial Planning has appointed a regional manager to expand the dealer group's network and client base across the Northern Territory, Queensland and the majority of New South Wales. Kevin Mayne will join the company as regional manager north ...

Towers Watson names global head of investments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
Towers Watson has appointed Chris Ford to the UK-based role of global head of its investment business, following the departure of Carl Hess from the role. Hess, who held the position from 2008, will remain at Towers Watson and become managing director ...

Oh what a feelin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
You, I and Irene can bury our collective heads in the sand but we can't escape Toyota's announcement that it would tailgate Ford and then Holden out of Australia and then... Australia's car manufacturing industry would be no more when 2017 turns into ...

AMP Capital appoints fixed income head

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... skills, demonstrated by his previous role as Head of Macro Markets.A His appointment also reflects the depth of investment talent at AMP Capital, which we are committed to fostering as part of our succession planning processes," Beardow said. The continuing ...