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Gen Zs now 'loud budgeting': Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... opening savings accounts in the last 12 months and, despite cost-of-living pressures, savings account balances in this age group have risen too." NAB stated that the number of high-interest savings accounts opened by Gen Z customers had grown 24% over ...

ME Bank fined $820k for misleading borrowers

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... can face criminal convictions," Mullaly said. Impacted customers have been remediated. ME Bank, which had been owned by a group of industry super funds since 1994, became a subsidiary of Bank of Queensland (BOQ) in 2021.

TAL appoints chief claims officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... On March 1, Georgina Croft will take the post. She was most recently the chief customer services officer at BT Financial Group, a role she held for nearly two years. Prior to that, she spent 12 years at the major bank working across several senior roles. ...

AMP names new group insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... AMP has named a new default insurance provider for its superannuation offering to replace Resolution Life. TAL is the new group insurer for AMP Super Fund, which includes its flagship product SignatureSuper. Commenting on the transition, AMP general ...

Standalone laws key to solving legislative 'porridge': ALRC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
In its final report on the 'confusing maze' of financial services laws, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has recommended overhauling the Corporations Act and creating dedicated financial services legislation. The ALRC has been reviewing existing ...

Mercer Super loses state leaders

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... changes. Also, Mercer Super investment chief Corrin Collocott quit the firm after just nine months to join Insurance Australia Group. Carr's previous role as state leader meant spending a large portion of his time with clients, and he sees a role ...

MSC Trustees acquires Certane Corporate Trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... on January 12, MSC Trustees now has some $30 billion in funds under appointment in acquiring the division of the Certane Group, which provides retail custody, and trustee and agency services to asset managers and financial product issuers. The purchase ...

Legalsuper investment strategy lead departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... Society of Melbourne, a member of the Policy Committee for Women in Super, a member of the Senior Investing Peer Advisory Group for 100 Women in Finance and an investment committee director for International Women's Development Agency. Trusler contributes ...

CFS Edge launches Cboe products

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... grow, so too does demand from advisers and their clients for access to breakthrough investment options." Meanwhile, CFS group executive, distribution Bryce Quirk said the partnership serves to provide further depth to CFS Edge. "As advisers seek to build ...

KKR rolls out alternatives education solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... key reason for the platform's development is the education gap that exists when it comes to investing in alternatives. The group cited a Cerulli Associates survey that found while 81% of professionals agree offering alternative investments is a competitive ...