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Freedom ditches life insurance sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... Cohen's job as chief executive and culling its workforce from more than 200 to just 90. Orton exited in October and former TAL general manger of strategic alliances Sean Williamson took over as chief executive. Pauline Vamos, who recently became ...

Perpetual hires former Macquarie exec

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
Perpetual has made two key appointments to its executive leadership team, including a former Macquarie executive. Sam Mosse is taking on the newly-created role of chief risk officer. She has previously worked as Macquarie Funds Group's and KPMG's head ...

Two senior hires at Integrity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... previously worked at CommInsure in a similar role, tasked with growing the business in NSW and the ACT, as well as Lumley Life (now TAL) and Tyndall Australia (now Nikko Asset Management). Cornell will oversee financial operations across the business ...

Chief economist update: Tariff man takes Wall Street down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
With one tweet, US President Donald Trump reversed all of Wall Street's gains... and then some. "....I am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so. It ...

AMP replaces Regan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
AMP announced new leadership of its advice business, replacing Jack Regan. After 20 years, Regan is retiring from the group. He has been on extended leave since his damning appearance at the Royal Commission in April this year. He has been replaced ...

New MD for AMP Capital NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
AMP Capital announced a new managing director will lead its New Zealand subsidiary in the New Year. A new global head of fixed income has also been appointed. Bevan Graham will be the New Zealand managing director and chief economist from 1 January ...

FASEA exam is not fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
The compulsory financial adviser and curriculum examination has been branded as unfair, according to Financial Standard's latest online survey. An overwhelming number of financial advisers (68%) said the long-awaited exam the Financial Adviser Standards ...

ANZ hid reasons for executive pay cuts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott admitted the bank did not disclose to its shareholders or staff that three of its senior executives had their variable pay held back in FY18 on account of compliance issues. Elliot's own variable remuneration was ...

Chief economist update: Powell Power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
We may have a Santa Claus rally this year after all! US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell spooked us all - in the Halloween month of October - when, in an interview with PBS, he declared that: "The really extremely accommodative low interest rates ...

TAL launches health insurance products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
TAL launched an adviser-focused health insurance offering by way of an expanded strategic partnership with nib. Financial advisers will be able to refer clients to a TAL health insurance team at nib, receiving a 5% discount on cover. The new offering ...