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ANZ appoints for innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... in August, charged with ensuring the commercial delivery if ANZ's digital banking strategy, including key partnerships to fast-track an innovative culture within the bank, supporting ANZ's overall strategic agenda. Scott has more than 20 years' experience ...

Expansions maintained despite dashed expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
Markit Economics' preliminary estimates show that while the purchasing managers' indices (PMI) for the US, the Eurozone and Japan all came in below market expectations, all remained in expansion. The IHS/Markit flash US composite output index slipped ...

Not too late to maximise super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... $100,000 per annum and you'll only be able to make them if your total super is less than $1.6 million. You may be eligible to fast track up to $540,000 of contributions (even if your super balance is, or will be more than $1.6 million), if you act before ...

The changing face of underwriting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... extremely accurate," Dent said. MLC Life recently upgraded its underwriting process for retail-advised policies to include a new Fast Track service, with MLC Life Insurance chief customer officer for retail advised insurance Melissa Heyhoe saying: "Underwriting ...

EQT appointed RE for $5.9bn manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... compliance and regulatory responsibilities involved with overseeing a fund. This means funds managers can get funds to market fast, confident that disclosures are accurate and right up to best practice standards. "Our role is to take full responsibility ...

Financial Standard to expand into Marketing and Communications educational content

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
Financial Standard will publish a new category of educational content across its magazines next month, focusing on the critical role that marketing and communications professionals play in shaping the financial services industry. The new content category ...

Review life insurance ahead of super reforms: BT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
With the end of financial year and 1 July superannuation reforms fast approaching, advisers shouldn't overlook the value of life insurance arrangements inside superannuation. Keeping in mind concessional and non-concessional contribution limits are ...

Five minutes of sunshine tomorrow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
Hip, hip! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Business Indicators' report (released yesterday) eased growing concerns that tomorrow's National Accounts would show that the Australian economy weakened sharply - if not outright contracted -- in ...

Actuaries warn against one size fits all retirement products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
The Actuaries Institute has urged the government to use caution when designing Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement, saying a prescriptive approach would see the proliferation of sub-scale, unsustainable products. In its submission to Treasury's ...

IRESS partnership aids RG 97 compliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
Financial technology provider IRESS announced a partnership that will help clients analyse trades efficiently and become more RG 97 compliant. Clients of both IRESS and global financial technology company ITG will benefit from a faster and more comprehensive ...