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Westpac extends domestic violence support services for staff

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... financial planning from a BT Financial Group adviser to assist with their budgeting, superannuation, investment and insurance needs. BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper said that as a financial services organisation, Westpac is in a fortunate ...

SuperConcepts launches admin tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... Services gives members greater visibility and faster access to assets, in addition to bank accounts, term deposits, life insurance, managed investment schemes, investor directed portfolio services, securities and even peer-to-peer lending. Existing SuperMate ...

ME Bank recruits for people experience

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... vice-president, HR at US fintech EllieMae. Simpson has spent the last 12 years working in the US, having also worked for Safeco Insurance and has served as global engagement leader at GE Money. Simpson takes over from Ingrid Purcell who was acting in ...

Lapse rates review anxiety unfounded: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
Anxiety around ASIC's life insurance policy lapse rates review among financial advisers is "misplaced" as only the most serious misconduct would result in severe penalties, a senior official said. ASIC senior executive leader of the financial advisers ...

Aurora CFO terminated as $1m vanishes from listed trust

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... required under the conditions of its Australian financial services licence and the insurer under its investment management insurance policy." "Aurora confirms it has appropriate insurance cover in place and also expects to take recovery action against ...

Financial Standard journalist recognised in press awards

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... Investor for two news stories: a profile piece on Peter Ma Mingzhe, the chairman and chief executive of China's Ping An Insurance; and a story on the views of several institutional investors about the rise of retail giant Alibaba. Cheng scooped this ...

Vision Super names new life insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
Vision Super is welcoming a new life insurance provider from 1 January 2018. MLC Life Insurance will provide default life insurance cover to Vision Super's 10,000 member base for death, total and permanent disablement (TPD), and income protection. MLC ...

Gender pay gap widespread in financial services: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... the highest gender pay gap, the latest report from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency shows. Financial services and insurance employers reported the largest gap of 31.9% between male versus female remuneration over the 2016-17 period. The good news ...

BNP Paribas Asset Management restructures for efficiency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... across Europe, the UK and Hong Kong, and caters to both retail and institutional clients including pension funds and insurance companies. Of the new investment group, BNPP AM said: "MAQS is highly innovative and is characterised by cutting-edge technology ...

HESTA announces life insurance facelift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
Industry superannuation fund HESTA is enhancing its life insurance offer, including a shift to age-based pricing that will be effective 1 March 2018. Among the changes, HESTA has also bolstered its income protection cover to include a lump sum provision ...