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Synchron hires from MLC Life

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
Synchron has announced it hired a new state manager from MLC Life Insurance. Sarah Congdon has been appointed as Sychron's new Victorian state manager effective 30 October 2020. Congdon joins Synchron after 10 years as a business development manager ...

Westpac extends chief executive's contract

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
The board of Westpac has amended chief executive Peter King's employment contract, removing the initial two-year term. King confirmed he has committed to a multi-year plan to turn the company around. His other contract terms remain unchanged. Chair ...

Chief economist update: Europe, we have a problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
Just as Victorian Premier Dan Andrews toasted each and every Victorian with caramel-iced doughnuts and a top-shelf bottle of Starward whiskey to celebrate the end of Melbourne's lockdown, European governments -- one after the other -- have been ...

HUB24 to acquire Xplore, offloads Paragem

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
HUB24 announced a series of significant transactions, including plans to acquire Xplore Wealth and the sale of its financial advice business. Paying $60 million for Xplore, the platform provider said the proposed acquisition through a scheme of arrangement ...

Aware Super in-houses fund administration

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
Aware Super is implementing a new suite of technology products that will allow it to in-source member experience, including administration, so far done by Mercer. The fund signed a long-term contract with Bravura, for an initial term of seven years. ...

Elanor expands healthcare real estate fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
Elanor Investors Group announced it has acquired the Woolloongabba Community Health Centre for $37 million. Elanor said the acquisition was made through its Elanor Healthcare Real Estate Fund reflecting a 6% capitalisation rate. This marks the third ...

Gender doesn't influence company returns: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
Analysis of ASX 300 companies since 2005 has shown a 33.1% rise in women filling non-executive director (NED) roles has had no influence on company returns. The Ownership Matters (OM) study examined the total shareholder return for each company, during ...

Calls to axe TPB for financial advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
There are calls to stop financial advisers having to register for the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) after a recent reshuffle of the board has seen the regulator without an advice representative. Writing for FS Advice, Lifespan Financial Planning chief ...

QInsure ramps up claims technology

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
QSuper's insurance arm has upgraded its systems in an effort to streamline the claims management process. QInsure has moved from FINEOS's Claims system to the Claims SaaS edition on the Dublin-based firm's platform. The insurance claims ...

AustralianSuper backs cobalt miner

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
The industry fund was a cornerstone investor in an ASX-listed mining stock's $45 million equity raise. AustralianSuper invested $18.5 million in Jervois Mining, representing nearly 40% of the total raise. It bought at 20.5 cents per JRV share, which ...