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Bellmont adds to distribution team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
Bellmont Securities has made a new hire to its distribution team in Perth. Paul Reilly leads the adviser solutions team, joining from Financial Framework where he was a director and financial adviser for over seven years. Reilly was previously a senior ...

Midwinter hires chief commercial officer from AMP

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
Bravura Solutions' advice technology division has hired a new chief commercial officer from AMP and announced that its chief operating officer has exited. Steve Davison joins Midwinter as chief commercial officer, finishing up at AMP after almost ...

Disability income faces reckoning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
The former chief executive of TAL has slammed life insurers' ineptitude in managing disability income products, invoking the industry to come together and find a solution by the end of the year. Speaking at the 2021 Actuaries Summit on Wednesday ...

Grant Thornton sells private wealth division

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... Private, aligned with dealer group Oreana Financial Group. Oreana provides services in Australia and Hong Kong. Following the sale, Black, Kenderes and Perresini will be joined by several Grant Thornton employees. "The Private Wealth team provides specialist ...

Westpac settles life insurance class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... litigation funder JustKapital. Westpac has now resolved the matter without making any admission of liability in relation to the sale of life insurance policies by its financial advisers. The settlement is capped at $30 million, and Westpac said in an ...

Former AMP Capital managing director joins Ignition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
AMP Capital's managing director for Asia Pacific who left the firm late last year has joined Ignition Advice as its chief executive for Asia. The digital advice firm has tasked Craig Keary with growth in Asia, including China, Japan, Singapore and South ...

AMP Capital appoints NZ head of investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... CommInsure. Michael Gray has stepped into the role on an interim basis as AMP Capital progresses its strategy to explore sale or partnership options for its global equities and fixed income business. He will be based in Auckland and will report into ...

Advisers laud Xplan software

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
Xplan has emerged as the leading financial planning software among financial advisers, a new Investment Trends survey finds. Iress' Xplan took out the nod for its comprehensive functionality, compliance technology and ability to support advice firms ...

Westpac earnings take hit

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... goodwill related to lenders mortgage insurance. Furthermore, the bank recorded an accounting loss of $113 million on the sale of Westpac Pacific along with transaction costs and divestments. However, Westpac noted these losses were offset partially due ...

Former Franklin Templeton retail head finds new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
The former head of retail business for AMP Capital and Franklin Templeton has landed a new in business development at a fund manager. Manuel Damianakis has been appointed senior business development manager at Cooper Investors. He confirmed to Financial ...