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Suncorp appoints CIO from Medibank

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016

... over duties from chief transformation officer Clayton Herbert, and will manage the company's technology strategies and innovation labs. Commenting on the appointment, Suncorp chief executive Michael Cameron said: "Sarah is an oustanding and experienced ...

IFM appoints responsible investment director

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016

... executive director, responsible investment. Chris Newton joins IFM from Australia Post, where he was head of social innovation and development. Prior to that, he was head of community partnerships and products for the same company, having been chair ...

SMSFA appoints academic to board

KERRIE SYDEE | TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016

... Australian universities and is a published researcher with a particular focus of financial regulation, superannuation, innovation and commercialisation. She has more than 20 years' experience as a non-executive director on both private and public sector ...

MetLife makes two senior hires

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016

MetLife has appointed a senior manager, innovation and a head of Melbourne office. New innovation manager Brenton Charnley joins Metlife from KPMG Australia, where he held the same role. He has held several other management and consulting roles with ...

ANZ platform exec goes to Canadian tech firm

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016

... announced he has taken up a senior role at a Canadian technology firm. Dean Hanna was head of platform at ANZ's Digital Innovation and Analytics Lab from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, he held two other roles at the bank: platform director, marketing and ...

Robo advice set to fail: Morningstar

KERRIE SYDEE | FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016

... "For the first time in a long time this is not a regulation driven change, this is a genuinely client centric level of innovation that we're all going to be a part of," Whelan concluded.

Mirae backs Asian consumers

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016

... China, the government realises that debt-fuelled growth may not last for long so obviously they are paranoid about innovation. Provinces like Guangdong still have eight to 10% growth rates and they'll be the leaders in this." From a strategy perspective ...

PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016

... lawyers and investment people working on how to administer this." The excitement Knox shows around product invention and innovation spills on to the widely acclaimed Global Pension Index. He explains the continuing development of the index has included ...

Foreign direct investors turning to Australia for growth

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016

... seventh (after falling to 10 last year). According to the report, this is due to the Government's recent $1.1 billion innovation plan to support start-ups and research and Australia's expected 0.5% increase in economic growth in 2016. Having said this ...

Willis Towers Watson appoints investments director

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016

... added: "The Australian team is exceptionally well-resourced with considerable depth and strength. "It has a passion for innovation and independent thought leadership and that is geared squarely towards helping our clients excel. I am confident our unique ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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