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Chief economist update: New RBNZ Governor maintains old policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... a deterioration in the country's labour market is likely and with it, continued sluggish growth in wages that would foster weaker consumer spending. This doesn't bode well for Governor Orr's optimism that, "emerging capacity constraints are ...

QIC expands executive team, bolsters US footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
QIC has made several executive appointments locally and overseas in an effort to expand its US footprint and client base. Brian Delaney, who was executive director of strategy, clients and global markets, stepped into the newly created role of senior ...

PJC doubts life insurance industry can self-regulate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... if the FSC does not act decisively to amend its standard in line with the PJC report, "the government must intervene to foster competition, legislate choice and ensure the best interests of clients are served." In terms of extending the Banking Executive ...

Findex names new managing partner

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
Findex has named the Crowe Horwarth managing partner of South Queensland. Mary Driscoll was previously a senior partner with Findex who oversaw the business advisory team. Before that, she was a principal at William Buck and a manager at DFK Australia ...

Wealth firm appoints chief financial officer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... ACK to GDG. Last year Generation Life announced it would be led by joint chief executives Catherine van der Veen and Lucy Foster into 2018. The appointments and rebranding coincide with the group launching a new product range which aims to capture the ...

Regulatory disruption hampers long-term vision for super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... insurance cover." In closing, she told delegates that the long-held culture of profit-to-member funds must be maintained to foster greater member engagement and trust. "Our underlying profit-to-member ethos, our focus on putting members first, equal ...

Netwealth partners for engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
Netwealth is partnering with a cloud-based wealth platform to assist financial advisers in improving client engagement. Advisers using the myprosperity portal can now view Netwealth client account investment and portfolio data on the platform and receive ...

FPEC chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... chair. Brimble was responsible for launching the Financial Planning Research Journal and establishing a research grant to foster academic research in financial planning. "In this volunteer role, Mark has guided the development of a world leading university ...

Crowe Horwath names senior appointments

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... audit requirements of the not-for-profit sector to further build on Crowe Horwath's strong links with the sector and to foster an environment where the services we provide to our clients are of the highest quality." Irvine, who has been with the company ...

Macquarie adopts open banking solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... financial health. Pocketbook is integral to this mission as is open banking, which will give customers access to their data, foster transparent financial decisions and promote competition within a safe and trusted framework," he said. Pocketbook co-founder ...