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Zurich names executive lineup for new business

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... officer for life and investments. Also from ANZ, Linda Griffin will join the Zurich team as head of customer and corporate affairs. ANZ's head of wealth solutions and partnerships Kieran Forde will oversee the strategic partnership with ANZ as the head ...

Group insurers pressed for resources

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... Government's July 2019 deadline to cull the default opt-ins for group insurance. MetLife head of reinsurance and regulatory affairs James Carey said the scrutiny is touching all elements of the business including claims, underwriting, distribution ...

Industry bodies respond to RG97 review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... framework that will apply more rigour to decision-making on fee and cost disclosure." Industry Super Australia public affairs director Matt Linden said the bank platform exemption from consolidated investment costs disclosure remains an issue. ISA is ...

Chief economist update: Inflation genie still inside the box

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... low wage growth (by virtue of CPI indexation) that leads to limited consumer spending that...means this current state of affairs in the domestic economy could become a prelude to a rate cut. RBA Governor Philip Lowe has already dropped his statement ...

Chief executive pay cheques get fatter

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... further buoyed by the strong equity market performance. ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson called it a "sad state of affairs" suggesting if the companies don't fix the issue voluntarily, legislative intervention such as seen in the UK might be ...

IOOF boosts adviser compliance support

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... requirements. IOOF Alliances aims to help its network of self-licensed advice businesses manage governance, risk and compliance affairs efficiently and ultimately improve the quality and accessibility of financial advice. The partnership will give advisers ...

Chief economist update: Fed flattens the yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... savings glut and increasing globalisation. In testimony before the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on February 17, 2005, Alan Greenspan remarked that: "Long-term interest rates have trended lower in recent months even as the ...

Unpaid super reaches $6bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... estimated to be about $5.9 billion as at 2015-16. Speaking to a Senate committee hearing in Canberra on Friday, ISA public affairs director Matt Linden said the group estimates about three million workers were short-changed compulsory super entitlements ...

FinTech Australia appoints former Uber policy head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... consultant specialising in technology, public policy and regulation. He was previously head of communications and public affairs at Settlement Services International. Prior to that, Kitschke spent nearly three years helping to launch Uber in Australia ...

Westpac names customer relations executive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... it has been too slow to resolve customer issues. Carolyn McCann was previously Westpac's general manager, corporate affairs and sustainability. Prior to that, she held multiple roles at IAG, including group general manager, corporate affars and investor ...