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PwC appoints insurance leader

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
PwC Australia today announced the appointment of Yoshiro Makita as insurance leader for Australia within the firm's Financial Services business. Makita joined the Australian firm, transferring from PwC Japan where he led that its insurance consulting ...

What fund selectors want: Natixis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... Management professional fund selector survey reveals what fund selectors at leading wealth management, private bank, and insurance platforms around the world are looking for. The survey asked 436 fund selectors what they think the most significant economic ...

The Advisers Association appoints chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... expert knowledge of the industry, having worked from the ground up with financial institutions in the retail banking, insurance and advice sectors". Commenting on his appointment, Beimers said he is delighted to take over as chair of TAA. "I'm delighted ...

Rainy day funds probed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... the beginning of the hearing, Falinski asked University of NSW professor Scott Donald whether creating an indemnity insurance market for penalties risks creating moral hazard for super fund executives, as they would be protected against penalties by ...

AIST, MetLife tackle underinsurance issue

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees have joined forces to raise awareness about the importance of group insurance in a bid to tackle the underinsurance problem. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck told Financial Standard that this partnership ...

MLC Life names head of fund partnerships

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
MLC Life Insurance has appointed a head of fund partnerships for the group insurance business, most recently on the leadership team of an industry super fund. Chris Porter has taken on the role, reporting directly to general manager, fund partnerships ...

Mantis in new distribution partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
... Group. Aussie TEP Management specialises in traded endowment policies or TEPs, which are second-hand conventional life insurance policies. Considered an alternative to fixed interest, TEPs offer attractive and predictable returns, backed by insurance ...

Iress wins new mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
... and New Zealand. The mandate will see Iress technology used to support all areas of Findex's financial advice and risk insurance business including advice operations, compliance processes, and investment portfolio strategy development. "We're delighted ...

Consumer advocates criticise advice review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... sector exposed by the Royal Commission. "This review is supposed to be focused on ending conflicted remuneration in insurance and financial advice, which is the root cause of many of the problems uncovered by the Financial Services Royal Commission," ...

ASFA names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... role. Dransfield is currently a non-executive director of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority and Hollard Insurance. He led the Insurance Council of New Zealand for four years is the former chief executive of Suncorp's Australian insurance ...