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MetLife appoints former Premier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... take on the new role at MetLife leaving his previous position at the FSU where he was the assistant national secretary for close to four years. Rees brings over 25 years of experience in politics, including as former Labor leader and Premier of New South ...

Frontier zeroes in on poor culture

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Frontier Advisors is putting investment managers on notice, warning them to expect a tougher appraisal of how they manage cultural and governance issues. While it has always assessed and considered culture when it formulates manager ratings and recommendations ...

Bellmont expands distribution capability

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Bellmont Securities has hired a sales manager of adviser solutions in a bid to expand its managed accounts offering. Ben Bell joined the Sydney-based firm this month, recently working at Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) as an associate director in ...

Former Clime chief in new role

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
After leaving Clime Investment Management abruptly in November, the former chief executive has taken on a new role at an early-stage investment firm. Rod Bristow has been appointed as chief executive of Investible, having been in the role at Clime since ...

Boutique buys back Montgomery stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
A global long/short equities boutique is branching out on its own, as it buys back Montgomery's stake in its business. Andrew Macken and Chris Demasi's Montaka Global Investments was established in 2015, with Roger Montgomery's Montgomery ...

ASIC pursues criminal charges in super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
ASIC has outlined its ongoing body of work in the superannuation space, confirming it has compiled two briefs of evidence in support of criminal charges with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions and is undertaking more than 20 enforcement ...

Chief economist update: OECD sees stronger growth ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... biblical proportions. You and I and Irene had nowhere to hide. The butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker were told to close shop. Planes, trains and automobiles (and ships) were grounded. And oh, don't forget the mass hoarding of toilet paper. ...

Chant West to buy Rice Warner insurance comparator

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
Chant West has entered an agreement with Rice Warner to buy the latter's Galaxy Insurance Comparators business. The 16-year-old business is an insurance comparison tool for desktop software providers to the financial advice industry, institutional ...

More women in workforce with greater paternity leave: ASI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... However, it won't work if men are reluctant to take the leave, she added. "Our research shows raising entitlements won't close the gender participation divide. Policymakers and companies should consider paternity-leave policies alongside overall workforce ...

Australian recovery has been outstanding: La Trobe Financial

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... term, as a whole Australia has fared extremely well in the economic shock caused by the pandemic and its ensuing lockdowns. Close to a year ago to the day, the severity of COVID-19 was hitting governments and markets around the world, resulting in domestics ...