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Microinsurance reaches 500m people

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... services to more low-income people," says Craig Churchill, team leader of the ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility and chair of the Microinsurance Network. Asia represents 80% of the microinsurance market, driven by demand in China and especially ...

Report questions infra investment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... flow coming from state governments to allow us to invest what we would like to invest in Australia," added Garry Weaven, chair of Industry Funds Management speaking at the same event. A 2011 report from Ernst & Young commissioned by the Financial Services ...

Govt names Foreign Investment Review chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
Brian Wilson will take over as chair of the Foreign Investment Review Board, replacing John Phillips AO who will retire on April 16 after 15 years in the role. Announced today by Treasurer Wayne Swan, Wilson has been appointed for a five-year period ...

ASX appoints Gonski replacement

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... succeed David Gonski as chairman of directors on the ASX Board as Gonski departs for the Future Fund. Gonski resigned as chair of the ASX Group on March 14 to replace former CBA boss David Murray as the new chair of the Future Fund, in charge of nearly ...

MySuper should engage with lifecycling: Cooper

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... was the message delivered to an industry forum yesterday by the chairman of retirement income at Challenger and former chair of the federal government's super system review. "It may on reflection have been the wrong call to go soft on that [lifecycling] ...

Funds remain unconvinced on lifecycle MySuper product

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... option rather than creating a separate MySuper product distinct from what is currently available. Ross Jones, deputy chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority this week called on funds to engage in consultation with the regulator early ...

Former Count boss made SPAA director

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... requirements," said Gale. Gale was also previously a member of the Financial Services Council Advice Board Committee, and was chair of the Accountant Financial Adviser Coalition. "Andrew's highly regarded expertise and active role in industry dialogue ...

APRA calls for dialogue with funds on MySuper

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... standards are released next month. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds in Brisbane, Ross Jones, deputy chair of APRA said while he sympathised with the industry, the timeframe was set by Stronger Super and not the regulator. "By ...

Praemium board restructure

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... director before the end of the financial year, having served on the board for the last four years. Most recently Bryson was chair of Praemium's audit, risk and compliance committee and was also chair of the risk committee. Praemium told the ASX that ...

Altius makes senior advisory appointments

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... Fitzgerald has held senior positions at UBS Australia, Bank of America Australia and Bankers Trust Australia, and is currently chair of Colonial First State's (CFS) Global Asset Management's Credit Committee. He was also co-head of global fixed interest ...