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TAL and Zurich lead inflows, CommInsure lags: Strategic Insights

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... Rowena Orr said. Meanwhile, other life insurers reported positive inflows. TAL (4.9%), Zurich (3.7%), Suncorp (2%) and BT/Westpac (2%) were the life insurers that recorded the highest inflows of individual lump sum premiums. After being slammed for its ...

Challenger bolsters exec lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... February 2012 as the executive general manager, human resources. Prior to this, she worked in human resources roles at Westpac and Mercer. Her appointment is immediate. Howes' appointment comes into effect in January 2019. "We are fortunate to have ...

Two senior hires at Integrity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... Integrity from TAL, where he held the role of head of change finance for the last two years, and prior to this worked at CBA, Westpac and Zurich. Integrity offers group insurance, but will launch its retail product early next year. It is currently conducting ...

ASIC bans Perth adviser

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... superannuation money from his clients. Craig James Wilson was employed by an advice firm that was a representative of the Westpac-controlled licensee Securitor Group for a total of eight years. During three months of his employment at Lifenet, Wilson ...

Royal Commission hits Westpac cash earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
Westpac reported a flat net profit of $8 billion with increased remediation provisions and legal costs weighing on the group's cash earnings. The group recorded a 1% increase in net profit year-on-year to $8.095 billion for the 12 months to September ...

Former Olympian to lead investment house

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... 2018 financial year. He reports to executive chair Rob Coombe. Hackett previously held roles at BT Financial Group and Westpac, working in marketing, distribution and wealth management. Generation Development Group acquired Ascalon Capital Managers in ...

CommInsure misled FOS: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... years. Suncorp received $3.9 million in premiums for selling 1838 policies - 40% of the 10 claims made were denied. Westpac Life no longer offers accidental death policies. Of the 2178 policies sold during the period, premiums mounted to $103.6 million ...

BT launches new corporate super solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... workplace super Matthew Englund said. Developed on the back of employer and employee feedback, BT Super also offers access to Westpac Live so that all members with a Westpac account can see their banking and super side by side. "The needs of employers ...

Finding value in Fairfax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
There are signs of life in Fairfax yet but the big banks are less promising, according to Auscap Asset Management. Speaking at the Financial Standard Adviser Big Day Out in Wollongong this morning, Auscap head of distribution Lee Hopperton provided ...

NULIS names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... prior to the consolidation of the funds in 2016. Her directorship history included Goldman Sachs Australia Managed Funds, Westpac and Teachers Federation Health. Promnitz first joined the board responsible for the MLC Super Fund and products such as ...