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Life insurance claims handling must improve: ISWG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
The Insurance in Superannuation Working Group is calling for the removal of complexity around claims handling. Releasing the second of its discussion papers around the development of the Life Insurance Code of Practice for superannuation trustees, the ...

Philanthropy report offers valuable insights for NFPs: Perpetual

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
Collective and collaborative giving is on the rise in Australia, with more than a third of philanthropists suggesting they give as a group as well as individually. The latest giving patterns of high-net-worth (HNW) and institutional givers was released ...

Mobile education drives advice professionalism

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
Financial advisers looking to increase their level of education in the face of the professional standards legislation can now do so through a joint venture between knowITdigital and vocational education provider Monarch Institute. Users of knowITdigital's ...

Trustee business names philanthropy manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
Newly-formed Australian Unity Trustees named its latest addition, appointing a national manager - philanthropy. Joining in the newly-created role is Caroline Whitby. She will be responsible for all the business' philanthropic activities including managing ...

Yarra Capital recruits senior VFMC manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... Capital Management's investment team. Taking on a role as senior investment manager in the fixed income team, credit specialist Phil Strano will join the firm in May after eight years with VFMC. Prior to VFMC, Strano spent four years with Challenger ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
It'll be interesting to be a fly on the wall of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) boardroom today when Governor Philip Lowe and his team deliberate on what to do with the country's monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the Australian ...

BNY Mellon subsidiary wins CBA super mandate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... alternative securities, was awarded the mandate of an undisclosed amount. BNY Mellon Investment Management Australia country head Phil Filippelis commented that since launching in 2004, Newton Global Real Return has been popular amongst investors in ...

Industry model costing good advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
The proposed industry funding model to help ASIC regulate poor advisers is at the cost of those behaving professionally and ethically, according to the Association of Financial Advisers. The ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Bill, which details an ...

Mercer appoints acting CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... new partners in the Australian business, including a former Colonial First State executive. Deputy chief investment officer Phil Graham has been appointed as acting chief investment officer effective immediately. Predecessor Clarke was recently named ...

Nikko AM restructures fixed income team

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
Nikko Asset Management is merging its Australian fixed income division with its global team, which will see the departure of three local staff members. The Australian operation is integrating with the firm's London-based global fixed income team and ...