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ClearView results up despite adviser earnings drop

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... Life insurance profits were also up, by 5% to $26.1 million, owing to a 21% rise in gross premiums to $215.2 million and sales of contemporary life products up 5% to $42.4 million. ClearView characterised its life result as solid, noting the result fell ...

BetaShares wins insto allocation

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... is growing as well." BetaShares has been building out its institutional business. Last month, it hired former Blackrock sales professional Dan Annan as director, institutional business. Annan now leads BetaShares' activities with institutional investors ...

The BOE's got no problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... to the June quarter from 2.8% in the previous period. Nonetheless, UK consumers are still lifting their spending. Retail sales growth accelerated to 3.5% in the year to July from 2.9% in the previous month and from an average of 2.7% in the June quarter ...

Natixis appoints insto sales head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
Natixis Investment Managers appointed a new head of institutional sales for Australia and New Zealand. Louise Watson will join the Sydney team of the $1.4 trillion multi-affiliate manager, having most recently served as CQS' head of distribution for ...

T. Rowe Price names new APAC distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... having previously held roles with AXA Rosenberg Investment Management and Schroders. "Nick's background and expertise in sales leadership, understanding of the Asia Pacific region and demonstrated investment knowledge make him the ideal candidate to ...

ANZ grilled over Smart Choice sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
The selling of superannuation products by ANZ branch staff has been called into question, with the Royal Commission suggesting the bank's practices are misleading and deceptive. Appearing before the Commission this morning, ANZ head of superannuation ...

Chief economist update: Look ma, inflation ate my wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... that retail spending goes back to its glory days of 6%-8% annual growth will remain just that. Latest data showed retail sales increased by 2.9% in the year to June and the reversal in consumer sentiment does not bode well for increased spending going ...

TAL appoints customer operations lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... continuous improvement of our customer experience." TAL's customer operations teams directly manage the insurer's non-sales call centres, customer touch points and our core administration processes. Paterson will be based in Sydney and commenced ...

Chief economist update: Small business is big business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... (if not next month) with the NFIB revealing that: "A net 8% of all owners (seasonally adjusted) reported higher nominal sales in the past three months compared to the prior three months. July is the eighth consecutive strong month of reported sales gains ...

New fund to invest in "clean disruption" tech

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... two co-founders are Jade Ong and Kent Kwan. Ong worked for nine years at Macquarie Capital, working on M&A, direct asset sales, and capital raising. She was a portfolio manager for listed Aussie equities at IAG Asset Management during her five-year investment ...