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ANZ sells NZ life insurance business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
ANZ has agreed to sell its OnePath Life New Zealand business to a US-based global insurer. Cigna Corporation will acquire OnePath Life for NZ$700 million, which ANZ said represents a "slight premium to embedded value and is expected to generate a gain ...

Chief economist update: We're headed for surplus (if assumptions hold)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
No one can escape it, even if we try. The media - radio, TV, print, social - is full of it. Reports, assessments, and implications of Australia's Federal Budget 2018-19. There's the usual flood of "Budget winners and losers" and the "what's in it for ...

JBWere team joins Koda Capital

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
A JBWere executive director and two advisers from the same firm will take up new roles as partners at Koda Capital. Former JBWere executive director Frank Macindoe joins Koda's Sydney office. He was previously a partner at Blake Dawson for about 20 ...

Topdocs enhances platform with extended partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... insurance quote, pre-fill an insurance proposal and purchase the policy. This is what integration and automation is all about." AGI owner John Felsch added as a result of the partnership, Simple Fund 360 clients have automated access to AGI's SMSF Master ...

Former Challenger executive joins HUB24

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
HUB24 appointed a former Challenger executive to its board of directors. Paul Rogan joins as a non-executive director, replacing Vaughan Webber who will retire as a non-executive director and chair of the platform's Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee. ...

Fox joins Tribeca Financial board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
Former Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox has joined the board of a Melbourne-based advice firm. Fox joins Tribeca Financial as a non-executive chair to help lead the firm's next growth phase. Tribeca Financial chief executive ...

Euroz partners for first managed account models

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
ASX-listed diversified financial services business Euroz has engaged a boutique investment firm to develop its first managed account offering. Following an extensive review process, Euroz has selected Innova Asset Management to build and oversee tailored ...

Industry fund eyes younger membership with board appointment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
REI Super is advancing its mission to attract younger members to the fund with the appointment of a new independent, non-executive director. Michelle Beveridge joins the board with more than 20 years of experience in digital transformation including ...

HUB24 upgrades platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
HUB24 announced a number of technological enhancements that will enable financial planners to deliver advice more efficiently. Scheduled for roll out next month, advisers will no longer have to use multiple systems and manual processes to create Records ...

Mainstream renews boutique fund administration mandate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
Global fund administrator Mainstream Fund Services has renewed one of its long-standing mandates, allowing the firm to deliver fund administration services to an Australian boutique manager. Following a comprehensive review of operations, Mainstream ...