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Economist says innovation one small part of growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... Providing his global economic and market outlook at a media briefing yesterday, Standard Life Investments chief economist Jeremy Lawson said Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faced significant challenges in lifting both fiscal and potential growth. "I ...

Suncorp to drop aligned advice businesses

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... with our strategic priorities and in the interests of advisers and customers," said Suncorp Life acting chief executive Jeremy Robson. "We're focused on working with our independent adviser and direct distribution businesses to support the evolving needs ...

Advice beats alpha as retirement income source

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... investment alpha, is what ultimately delivers better retirement incomes for superannuation fund members, SuperEd co-founder Jeremy Duffield said. "Advice can make a bigger difference to retirement income than investment management," Duffield said. "Despite ...

Share market risk returns are a lucky dip: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... with only an additional 1% return a year for taking on extra risk in equity markets. Challenger chairman retirement income Jeremy Cooper said even 20-year periods do not ensure that taking equity risk will be adequately rewarded and this is important ...

MyPension product to solve retirement income hurdle

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... live, how much money you're going to need, what inflation is going to be," Challenger chairman and superannuation expert Jeremy Cooper said. Cooper said that this issue has been identified by the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) and he flagged the need ...

Zero-margin platforms could target Australian market

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... threatened by the arrival of overseas "zero-margin" providers, according to Bravura Solutions research. Referencing economist Jeremy Rifkin's The Zero Marginal Cost Society, Bravura's report notes the rise of fintech startups like Robinhood, which offer ...

Life reforms see AIA boost team

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... Australia's largest organisations. The external hires are supported by two internal promotions for Matthew Wakefield and Jeremy Bernardi, both joining the strategic partnerships team. Wakefield is now key account manager and will oversee AIA Australia's ...

ACFS director steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... "The linkages she has forged between industry, academia and government is probably her strongest legacy," ACFS chairman Jeremy Duffield said. Ralston said the centre has made strenuous efforts to ensure its independent research provides "thought leadership ...

Industry super warns against uniform laws

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... outcomes." The bill is expected to be brought to parliament in August, following consultation. The move is in line with the 2010 Jeremy Cooper review of the system but doesn't go as far as the David Murray review, which sought a majority of independent ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... total number of 2015 hires to 25 as it gears up for growth in this market. New head of operations and service delivery, Jeremy Simmons, and direct contact centre manager, Joshua McKenzie, both joined the team in April and March respectively. Simmons ...