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Zurich buys Macquarie Life

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... services group, said: "Macquarie Life is a well performing business and has been recognised by the industry for its innovation and commitment to customer service. The sale of the business reflects the need for significant scale in the capital intensive ...

Tax incentives for early stage investors too narrow: KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... trusts should also be eligible for the incentives. The firm's submission also raises concerns that investment into innovation start-ups might be limited if eligibility criteria for the incentives are too narrowly defined. KPMG head of deals advisory ...

BT awarded Life Company of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... executive Brad Fox said the overall award recognises the insurer which exceeds expectations in terms of product quality, innovation and service. TAL and CommInsure were runners up to BTFG for the main prize. TAL picked up two awards, the Term/TPD product ...

Zurich to promote advice profession through Grad Mentor

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... graduates are getting advice from family, friends and universities that this is a great career path. The pace of change and innovation within the profession - particularly with technology - is an exciting prospect and many graduates see financial advice ...

Joyce Phillips leaves in ANZ restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
ANZ has announced it is simplifying its wealth management business, with group executive wealth, marketing and innovation Joyce Phillips departing in the process. The group's full year 2015 results showed the Global Wealth division contributed 8% to ...

Australia aims to be APAC fintech leader

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison's recent trip to Hong Kong and Shanghai top-dressed the government's innovation commitment and complemented calls by financial services executives for Australia's fintech industry to immediately capitalise in a "booming" ...

YBR chair appoints two chief executives in business revamp

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... will increase the volume of mortgage customers who are given wealth management advice and products, whilst ensuring innovation in our wealth offerings and a significant expansion of our wealth providers across Australia."

Charter Hall reports $143m profit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... a sector based model that will ensure the Group has the right capability to provide the agility, accountability and innovation required to create value and generate superior returns for our customers," Harrison said. Absent unexpected events, Charter ...

Government help needed to remove innovation obstacles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
The Government should step in to boost investment in technology and innovation in the financial services sector by offering incentives and removing the biggest barriers, a panel of high profile professional investors has said. In a plenary session at ...

Suncorp appoints new C-suite for restructured business

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... shareholders. "The Customer Experience function will use data, insights and forward-looking analytics to inform product innovation and marketing strategies to ensure that Suncorp is at the forefront of satisfying evolving customer needs. "The Customer ...