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Vamos returns as governance firm chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... distinguished career in financial services and her lifelong advocacy of best practice corporate governance makes her an outstanding choice to lead Regnan through its next phase of development and at this important time for the investment management industry." ...

Macrovue appoints former Arena MD

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
The former joint managing director of Arena Investment Management will join the board of AMP-backed Macrovue. The online investment platform will welcome James Goodwin following his participation in a capital raise of about $1.25 million to support ...

Competition would save Australians millions in super fees: Deloitte

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... year across 14 million MySuper accounts. A report issued by Deloitte Access Economics (DAE) finds that the facilitation of choice, creating an environment where consumers are free to choose their super fund, could lead to a reduction of 13% in total ...

Fortnum inks advice fintech deal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... MoneySoft's partnership with Fortnum follows similar arrangements with Clearview, RI Advice, Millennium3, Link Group and Mortgage Choice.

Default funds must appear on online super choice forms: AIST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... Institute of Superannuation Trustees is reservedly welcoming a move by the Australian Taxation Office to place superannuation choice forms online. According to AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck, the ATO project, which will allow employers to collect ...

ANZ appoints chief underwriter

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... Gerard Kerr said. "His performance during this time, coupled with his extensive industry experience made him the obvious choice for the role. I'm very pleased we've been able to access this expertise from within the organisation," Kerr added. "Peter ...

Fintechs must collaborate, not disrupt: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... University of Sydney Business School finds while fintechs may provide customer convenience, price advantage, access and greater choice, incumbents are retaining one important advantage - customer trust. Stability and security have helped banks and traditional ...

VicSuper launches ESG member option

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... "VicSuper has offered a responsible investment option for years and we believe that it's important to offer our members choice. We've built Socially Conscious so that it has competitive investment fees, and shifted the asset allocation to a medium risk ...

AMP improves life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... Newly-launched improvements to AMP's life insurance offering are aiming to give advisers and customers greater flexibility and choice. To ensure customers' cover stays contemporary, AMP director of insurance proposition Greg Johnson said options can ...

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 ...