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AFA launches conference program

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers has released the final program for its 2017 National Adviser Conference. Carrying on the theme of 'taking advice beyond the horizon', highlights from the program include a panel session entitled 'Digital Solutions ...

Midwinter recruits to strengthen cyber security strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
Financial services technology provider Midwinter appointed a head of cyber security to assist in launching its new service providing cyber health checks to financial advisers and accountants. Joining from Commonwealth Bank, Edward Li will be responsible ...

Finance braces for Amazon effect

EMMA RAPAPORT AND DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... they need to implement solutions far more quickly. A fantastic mobile app which takes three years to build isn't going to hack it with Amazon on the scene," Copeland says. He remarks that Amazon will operate at a special advantage because the detailed ...

MLC appoints claims chief from AIA

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
MLC Life Insurance is welcoming a new chief claims officer. Natalie Cameron will join MLC Life in July. She was previously AIA New Zealand's chief executive, and before that, she held multiple roles at AIA Australia, including chief group insurance ...

Australian Unity appoints trustee GM

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
Australian Unity's newly-formed trustee business is welcoming the appointment of a general manager. The internal promotion sees Emma Sakellaris take the top role. She will be responsible for developing the business building a specialist, client-focused ...

Liftoff imminent at Spaceship

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
The countdown is on at fledgling start-up and technology-focused superannuation product-provider Spaceship, as chief executive Paul Bennetts attempts to convert his waitlist of 22,000 into a $1 billion fund. Touring around multiple start-up hubs this ...

Life insurers complacent on Big Data

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
The lack of urgency displayed by life insurers in relation to adopting Big Data is unsustainable, a new report suggests. The MLC/Financial Services Council Big Data in Life Insurance report is based on data analysis and in-depth interviews with C-suite ...

Hedge funds lack confidence in data security

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... imagine everything on our roads is automated - driverless cars, traffic lights, refueling - and then imagine the impact of a hack on that network and to the economy. This reality isn't far off, and so cyber security should be a standing item on all board ...

New life code could go further: lawyer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Prominent legal firm Slater and Gordon believes the Life Insurance Code of Practice is a missed opportunity to fix serious systemic problems in the industry. Several life insurers welcomed the Code issued by the Financial Services Council (FSC) yesterday ...

NAB and Nippon Life complete sale

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
A $2.4 billion sale of National Australia Bank's life insurance business to Nippon Life was finalised yesterday. Following the sale NAB said its MLC Life Insurance business would see changes to the board of parent entity, MLC Limited. Joining the MLC ...