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TAL completes acquisition of Westpac Life

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... that the completion marks another important step in Westpac's ongoing strategy to simplify, having also offloaded its general insurance and lenders mortgage insurance units in Australia and its New Zealand life insurance business.

ASIC issues first DDO stop orders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... of interests in RES Investment Fund - as well as providing a product disclosure statement about PPM Units or providing general advice to retail clients recommending PPM Units for 21 days. ASIC said the product's TMD included two categories of retail ...

Macquarie appoints directors to bank board

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
At its annual general meeting today, Macquarie Group chair Glenn Stevens provided a board update, including the introduction of three bank-only, non-executive directors (BOND) to the Macquarie Bank board. Stevens stated that, as previously noted to ...

Peter Burgess to become SMSFA chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... including three years as the association's technical director before joining the SMSF administrator SuperConcepts in 2013 as general manager, technical services and education. "I am thrilled to be offered the position of chief executive of the pre-eminent ...

Legalsuper hires from ART, Perpetual

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... operations. Prior to the merger of Sunsuper and QSuper, Erichsen held several senior roles with the former, including executive general manager, customer engagement and head of customer service. As legalsuper's chief operating officer, he will lead ...

Net zero commitments in ASX200 companies doubles

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
Net zero commitments are now the norm for Australian companies with $1.59 trillion or 70% of the ASX200's collective market capitalisation adopting them. Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' Promises, pathways and performance report details ...

Hostplus appoints business growth, acquisition lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... chief operating officer and senior consultant to the chief executive. Earlier, he spent seven years at LUCRF Super as general manager of marketing and member services. In 2006, he worked at Industry Super Australia as a joint marketing campaign steering ...

Australia's size problem: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
Australian equities concentration on financial and resources heavyweights make factor investing in domestic markets an ineffectual strategy, according to VanEck research. While historically factor investing has achieved excess market returns over the ...

FICAP is back on in 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) is returning after a pandemic pause. This year FICAP's Live & Acoustic event will be held on August 25 at the Establishment Ballroom and in support of Aussie youths in need. All proceeds will ...

Claim support a key skill for advisers: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
... balancing the presence of strong emotions from clients, alongside the processes and requirements of life insurers. TAL general manager of retail distribution Niall McConville said the claims experience is most effective when insurers, advisers, and clients ...