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TAL nabs AIA strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... executive manager of investment strategy. Archer moved across to AIA when the life office bought CommInsure from Commonwealth Bank in 2019. There, Archer was tasked with checking the performance of the insurer's investments following the introduction ...

Family office appoints inaugural chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... opportunities for those who need them most." Watson has led UBank since June 2020, having previously been with Commonwealth Bank for 14 years in a raft of executive roles. "It is a privilege to bring my experience to Coaxial in support of the bold vision ...

Westpac's Yetton chooses to move on

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... business to Japan's TAL Dai-ichi Life in 2021 for $900 million. He previously undertook a similar endeavour at Commonwealth Bank, cleaning up and divesting its wealth operations. "Since 2023, Jason has stewarded our consumer division back to growth ...

Axius names executive director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... Partners, a capital formation and advisory firm, has welcomed a new executive director. Phil Filippelis joins from Commonwealth Bank where he served as head of global portfolio solutions and deputy investment chief. "We are delighted to have Phil join ...

TAL taps ex-CBA deputy as chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... succeed Mark Joiner, who stepped down late last year, while also adding another non-executive director. Former Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) deputy chief David Cohen, a 16-year veteran of the bank, will take over as TAL's chair on April 1. Before ...

Platinum staffers join Merlon Capital

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... to 2007, and he was previously the managing director of AMP Financial Services and non-executive director at Commonwealth Bank. He was also a member of the external advisory panel at ASIC for five years. Soller was a former chief financial officer of ...

RBA delivers 'cautious' cut, road ahead unclear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... needs to be done to lift productivity growth, as we head towards an election that has to be held by May 17." Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics Gareth Aird has a different forecast, expecting three more cuts this year. "Our base case is for ...

Iress creates dedicated customer role

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... in banking, wealth management, technology and financial advice. Prior to Count, Webb spent over 12 years at Commonwealth Bank, where he held titles including financial planning manager and executive manager of Victoria and Tasmania. Speaking on his appointment ...

CBA's 'Cinderella story' over: Analysts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) delivered another strong half yearly result this week, reporting net profit after tax of $5.14 billion. Yet, despite the continued strong performance, analysts are highly conscious of how overvalued the bank might ...

MLC Life names chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... MetLife and within ING's insurance division for seven years. Ammon also has more than 13 years' experience at Commonwealth Bank under her belt, including roles in operational excellence, productivity and business transformation. "Melissa is a highly ...