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Magellan appoints infra head from AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
Magellan has appointed a new head of infrastructure relationships. Adrian Amores joins the firm from AMP Capital, where he was head of sales strategies for institutional capabilities across absolute return, private and public markets. Prior to that ...

Legg Mason fund added to AMP model portfolio

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
The Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund has been included in AMP's income model portfolio. The Real Income Fund invests in a mixture of AREITs, listed infrastructure and utilities to provide an attractive income stream with natural inflation protection. ...

Super and TPD definitions in the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Debate around definitions for total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance claims through superannuation funds has again come under the spotlight. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) event in Sydney this morning ...

Statewide appoints new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
After a search that spanned both Australia and the world, Statewide Super has appointed a National Australia Bank (NAB) general manager as its new chief executive. NAB general manager strategic development Asia, Richard Nunn, will leave the bank in ...

Direct life outpaced by group sector

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
Life insurance sales are dominated by the group sector and direct insurers are struggling to keep pace, according to Rice Warner head of consulting and research Jenni Baxter. Commenting on Rice Warner's Direct Insurance Report 2015, Baxter described ...

La Trobe makes swathe of new hires

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
Credit specialist La Trobe Financial has appointed 25 new staff and expanded to a second floor at its Collins Street headquarters in Melbourne. Fourteen of the 25 new hires, are experienced senior credit analysts and their appointments grow the company's ...

BlackRock adds to distribution team

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
BlackRock has expanded its distribution team with the appointment of a new regional sales head from Aberdeen Asset Management. Kate McDermott has joined the fund manager as director and head of southern region sales within its Wealth Advisory group. ...

Life risk sales bounce back

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
Individual life insurance sales are recovering after two poor quarters, according to DEXX&R research. DEXX&R's life analysis report for the June quarter shows that new business in the sector grew by 15% on the March quarter to $321 million. As reported ...

Victoria firm appoints senior investment adviser

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
An independent investment advisory firm in Victoria has appointed former CIMB Securities director of institutional sales to the role of senior investment adviser. James Smith will be in charge of leading Providence's office in Melbourne, which opened ...

AB appoints regional manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
AllianceBernstein (AB) has appointed a regional manager. Stephen Nguyen will be based in AB's Melbourne office. He joins the firm from AMP, where he was a business development manager. Prior to that, he held a similar role at Aviva/MLC. He has also ...