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NAS appoints product GM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
NAB Asset Servicing has appointed a general manager, product. Allyson Bradnam joins NAB from RBC Financial Group in Canada, where she held numerous positions including global head of product, director client operations, head of portfolio management ...

CommInsure portfolio exec leaves for MetLife

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
MetLife has hired a new executive manager group insurance from CommInsure. Annette Torrington worked for CommInsure since 2007, joining as product manager, wholesale life insurance. After that she was a senior product manager, industry fund segment ...

Industry reacts to super objective

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
Industry commentators have come out broadly in support of the discussion paper outlining the formal objective of Australia's superannuation system released yesterday. Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane said the move to formalise ...

AWI appoints CEO and MD

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
Australasian Wealth Investments has appointed a new chief executive and managing director. Ron Hodge was previously chief operating officer at AWI; he is also the co-founder of managed funds discount broker InvestSMART, now owned by AWI. Hodge was previously ...

Advisers looking for longevity and aged care solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
Aged care and longevity risk in retirement planning are becoming key concerns for financial advisers, as demonstrated by the first Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. Challenger head of technical services Andrew Lowe spoke first ...

Zurich appoints AIA claims manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
Zurich has appointed a new head of claims from rival AIA. Sheriff Hamza will oversee the strategic direction, policy and governance of claims. He joins Zurich having previously been with AIA for almost six years, most recently as national group claims ...

Hostplus appoints investment strategy head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
Hostplus has appointed a head of investment strategy. Reporting to chief investment officer Sam Sicilia, Greg Clerk joins Hostplus from JANA, where he was a senior consultant (and worked extensively with Hostplus). During his time there, Clerk held ...

FSC defends industry self-regulation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
The FSC has said a life insurance code of conduct is "well underway" following the news that the issue will now be raised in the Senate's Scrutiny of Financial Advice inquiry. On March 8, Senator John Williams amended the inquiry to include a scrutiny ...

Women-led super funds outperform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... relative to the SelectingSuper benchmark. Commenting on the research, Rainmaker SelectingSuper executive director of research Alex Dunnin said, "The research doesn't prove that super funds with high level of female influence in their leadership teams ...

ANZ pays $212,500 for responsible lending breach

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
ANZ has paid a $212,500 penalty for breaching responsible lending laws regarding overdraft facilities. The "ANZ Assured" overdraft facility can be applied to particular ANZ transaction accounts and has a limit of either $500 or $1,000. Offers to use ...