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FSC awards life insurance standouts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... Financial Services Council recognised the best and brightest in the life insurance industry overnight at a gala dinner in Sydney. AIA head of retail risk, optimisation and compliance Kathleen Williams received the Young Achiever Award at the FSC Life ...

Insurers: beware the double-edged sword of genetic testing

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... discrimination" carries its own risks for the industry. Speaking at the 2017 Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference in Sydney, the director master of Sydney Medical School's Genetic Counselling Program Kristine Barlow-Stewart said that ...

Life code needs work: ASIC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... to ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell. Speaking on a panel at the 2017 Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference in Sydney, Kell said that there is still "an enormous amount to be done to improve the claims process for consumers." He noted that ...

Charter Hall fund debuts on multiple platforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... Australian commercial real estate on long leases with high-quality covenants. It currently holds 10 office buildings in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth valued at more than $1 billion. DOF is available on investment and superannuation platforms ...

TCorp appoints ex-Willis Towers Watson executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... originally joined the firm's Shanghai-based business in 2006 as head of investment services, China, before relocating to Sydney in August 2015 to co-lead the current team. He has also previously been an assistant vice president with Bank of America in ...

BTFG chief investment officer exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... Investments and became director of investment solutions prior to joining BTFG. He was also a manager of equity products at Sydney Futures Exchange for six years before moving to Russell Investments. Corrin Collocott, head of asset allocation will assume ...

Legg Mason appoints Sydney head from UBS

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
As part of its Australian expansion, Legg Mason appointed the head of its newly opened Sydney office and its national key account manager. Matt Stovold joins Legg Mason's new Sydney team from UBS Wealth Management, where he was a managing director. ...

Record adviser numbers attend Sydney ABDO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
The Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) Investment Manager Roadshow hit Sydney today, with more than 500 financial advisers and industry professionals registering for the annual event. Held at Shangri-La Hotel, Pyrford International strategic ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... stated, prices in the other seven capital cities increased over the quarter: Melbourne (5.3% from 1.7% in the third quarter), Sydney (5.2% from 2.6%), Hobart (4.5% from 2.3%), Canberra (2.8% from 0.8%), Brisbane (2.2% from 0.2%), Adelaide (1.8% from ...

BTIM head of sales departs

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... made the decision to resign for personal reasons. He lives in Brisbane with his family and has made the weekly commute to Sydney for many years across several roles. In a statement BTIM said Chris made a significant contribution to the business and "has ...