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Westpac plans aggressive platforms play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... Businesses Division for those that lacked sufficient scale. In addition to platforms, this comprised superannuation and retirement products, investments, general and life insurance, auto finance, and Westpac Pacific. Of these, nine have been sold off. ...

Australian Retirement Trust names chief of retirement

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) named a BT executive as its new chief of retirement, set to join the $240 billion superannuation fund in December. Kathy Vincent takes the newly created post to focus on implementing ART's retirement strategy, and ...

NAB progresses closure of custody arm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... closure is expected to complete in 2025. As of March 2023, NAB Asset Servicing oversaw the assets of Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan, Australian Ethical Retail Superannuation Fund, Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust, Crescent Wealth Superannuation ...

Allianz Retire+ makes key appointments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... a national platform and research relationship manager, while also making a raft of high-profile appointments to its Retirement Advisory Board. Joining the Allianz Retire+ team as national platform and research relationship manager is Robert Coulter ...

Labor advances super performance test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... significant consumer confusion and harm for many Australians who have made an active decision about how to invest their retirement savings," AMP said in a statement. AMP sees the application of a one-size-fits-all testing methodology to superannuation ...

AMP rolls out new North features

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... Centrelink Asset Test discounts. It includes structure capital in the accumulation phase to help clients better prepare for retirement. North has also made changes to its platform functionality, including a new interface with improved online performance ...

Willis Towers Watson names global investments lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... invest for a more sustainable tomorrow." As for Ford, Gebauer thanks him for his tenure and wished him the best in retirement. "Chris' leadership has been instrumental in building a truly global Investments business, which today has more than $150 billion ...

Greg Combet steps down as IFM Investors, ISA chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... financially secure thanks to the reforms Greg has helped ISA drive. Greg brought a laser-like focus to bettering the retirement outcomes of Australian workers, epitomising the member-first ethos our directors bring when they step into the boardroom. ...

Pascoe Partners, OpenInvest launch online investing solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... large number of clients establish their SMSF as a means to achieve long-term wealth creation and the best possible retirement," he said. "Not every SMSF client wants or needs our traditional personal advice experience, and yet they all appreciate the ...

Industry bodies respond to QAR recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... implementation of the Quality of Advice Review's recommendations would see retirees spending $25 billion extra in retirement by 2060, raising standards of living in retirement and reducing the cost of an aging population to the government," he said. ...