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ME Bank adds new chair, directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... currently a director at Industry Funds Services and has over 30 years' experience in the digital, technology, banking and insurance industries. He was previously chief executive of One Big Switch, FiftyUp Club and Personal Insurance and chief information ...

Netwealth opens new office, grows team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... relationships. Dwyer spent 15 years working at BT Financial Group where he held a number of positions across the platform, insurance and operation teams. Most recently, he was senior sales manager in adviser distribution for platforms and BT Life. Prior ...

Members dismiss intra-fund advice: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... provides guidance on what types of advice a superannuation trustee is allowed to collectively charge. This includes: insurance cover and types of cover that may be suitable for members; contribution increases; and investment options changes. If a fund ...

MLC Life Insurance reviews terms and definitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
MLC Life Insurance has introduced a number of updates to its definitions and terms across three brands. Changes to TPD, critical illness and income protection covers will apply to MLC Insurance, MLC Insurance (Super) and MLC Insurance (wrap or SMSF) ...

ASA to vote against AMP remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... continuous employment." The association also slammed AMP for failing to seek shareholder approval for the sale of its life insurance business to Resolution Life last year, which caused concern among shareholders together with enduring the financial services ...

Fire drills needed to meet APRA standards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... financial system, even during periods of financial and market stress, and protected the interests of bank depositors, insurance policyholders and superannuation members. "But to remain effective, we must continue to evolve and improve, especially in ...

T. Rowe Price adds investment analyst

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... Management. Earlier, she spent a year as a fund manager at Principal Global Investors and was a European industrial and insurance analyst at Bankers Trust from 2000 to 2002. T. Rowe Price portfolio manager and head of Australian equities Randal Jenneke ...

Sargon named trustee for new super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
Sargon has been appointed trustee of a new superannuation fund offered by a specialist insurance company. Sargon will act as trustee for the PPS Mutual Super Fund, which has been designed to enable PPS Mutual to offer a "complete" life insurance solution ...

AFCA changes could impact PI cover cost: FPA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... immediately consider and investigate the potential impact of its proposed legacy claims rule on professional indemnity insurance, with fears the cost of PI cover may rise. The FPA is concerned planners may not be covered under professional indemnity ...

Insurance expert joins $33bn super fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
A $33 billion superannuation fund appointed a group insurance expert as its new head of insurance. Shane Fielding joins Hostplus from insurance broking and consulting firm IFS Insurance Solutions, where he spent nearly 12 years in senior roles. Fielding ...