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MetLife pushes for the retail market with new hire

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... was national account manager. He has held multiple roles at AMP, including national account manager, head of national accounts for the IFA market, sales operations manager and business development manager. Prior to AMP, he held roles at CB Financial ...

Merger leads to fee cuts at Equip Super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... per annum under RG97, up from 0.57% per annum. "The administration fee reductions were achieved while we expanded our national footprint. We are in the process of recruiting relationship managers and financial planners in Western Australia and Queensland ...

"Enough is enough": Women in Super launch national campaign

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
National advocacy and networking group Women in Super is calling on the Federal Government to address the growing number of women retiring in poverty by boosting the superannuation accounts of low income earners. Speaking at the launch of the group's ...

Boring is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... contraction in the September quarter of 2016 to a high 1.1% surge in the December quarter of the same year. The latest National Accounts report show GDP growth accelerated to 0.8% in the second quarter of this year from 0.3% in the March quarter. But ...

Implemented Portfolios hires for national expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... analyst for J.P. Morgan. Implemented Portfolios chairman Greg Kirk welcomed Wong, saying he brings "invaluable managed accounts experience and a strong investment and service ethic." Implemented Portfolios also announced the appointment of Natasha Daniels ...

Labor, FSU call for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... of Australia. If there are doubts about the need for a Royal Commission a year ago, there can be no doubts today, FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said. She added APRA's inquiry will not go far enough and may not have the power to compel witnesses ...

AMP prioritises reinsurance, grows advice arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... company signed a new agreement with General Reinsurance Life Australia (Gen Re) to reinsure 60% of policies under the National Mutual Life retail portfolio. The move builds on AMP entering in its first reinsurance agreement with Munich Reinsurance (Munich ...

CBA faces anti-money laundering allegations

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... money laundering, it's time for the government to step in and clean up the entire banking system, once and for all," FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said. The Commonwealth bank issued a statement yesterday saying that they would "never deliberately" ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... looking beyond the earnings and economic growth figures for June. Trump uncertainty aside, the details of the US national accounts indicate that the going will remain good. Personal consumption expenditure - that which accounts for around 70% of the ...

New super product for investment savvy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... representing the best option for savvy investors. "On the one hand, it's a global stand-out in terms of a successful national scheme ensuring everyone puts some of their income towards a comfortable retirement. On the other, many Australians are not ...