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Court makes orders in ASIC versus TAL

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
The Federal Court yesterday made orders in ASIC's December 2019 case against TAL, which stems from a Royal Commission case study. The matter relates to a TAL income protection customer, who in January 2014 made a claim on her policy after being ...

Citi moves to double wealth business revenues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
Citi Australia has opened a wealth hub in Sydney to cater to a larger high-net-worth client base. Citi said the move will support its goal to double the revenue of its wealth management business over the next three years. The new wealth hub is in Citi's ...

Challenger names new head of life unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... resources and moved onto sales roles over her nine-year tenure at the ASX-listed firm. She joined in early 2012 as executive general manager of human resources and moved up the ranks to become chief operating officer of distribution, product and marketing ...

Equity Trustees wins super trustee mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... the preferred independent trustee for Australian super funds," Equity Trustees' superannuation trustee office executive general manager Mark Blair said. "The appointment to act as trustee for the Aracon Superannuation Fund is another great addition to ...

Westpac exec goes part-time

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
Westpac's group general counsel & enterprise executive has stepped down and will move to a part-time advisory role. Rebecca Lim has been with the bank for 20 years and in her current role for a decade. She will continue in the role until a replacement ...

MLC Life appoints retail general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
MLC Life Insurance has appointed a general manager for retail distribution partnerships, as the incumbent leaves. Michael Downey is moving into the role that reports directly to MLC Life Insurance chief executive Michael Rogers effective March 22. The ...

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
According to recent data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, women hold 14.6% of chair positions, 28.1% of directorships and represent 18.3% of chief executives and 32.5% of key management personnel. Perhaps most concerning of all, only 0.4% ...

Former adviser charged over fabricated information

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... fabricating evidence and providing false information to ASIC. He previously ran Smart Financial Strategies and is currently general manager of Accord Partners, which its site describes as a "financial concierge and management office". Accord Partners ...

Lonsec chief to exit, chair welcomed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... Mark Spiers has been appointed chair. Spiers retired from the industry at the end of 2018. He joined BT in April 2004 as general manager of advice and one year later was promoted to director of the wealth strategy business. Coming out of retirement ...

Chant West to buy Rice Warner insurance comparator

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... integrate these valuable tools into Chant West in a way that delivers a great experience for subscribers," said Chant West general manager Ian Fryer. "This is a logical service extension for many of our clients, several of whom have been asking for the ...