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NZ Super Fund adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
The former chief investment officer of Insurance Australia Group will join the board of the $57 billion New Zealand Super Fund. David McClatchy starts his five-year term on the board from October 1. McClatchy relocates to New Zealand following a series ...

QBE appoints local chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... officer in Australia and New Zealand. She has also held senior roles at Wesfarmers Insurance Division and Insurance Australia Group. At QBE, she will be a part of the group executive committee and report to the interim group chief executive Richard Pryce ...

Aussie dividends lag on global stage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... cuts to meet the mandated target, ranging from -60 to -70% in the third quarter." Other casualties include Insurance Australia Group (IAG), which cancelled its dividend for the first time on record in order to bolster its capital reserves, as well as ...

ASX200 advance climate targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... total of 18 ASX200 companies set net-zero targets including BHP Group, Dexus, Fortescue Metals, Graincorp, Insurance Australia Group, Qantas, South32, Scentre Group, Stockland, The Star Entertainment Group, Santos, Suncorp, Vicinity Centres and Woodside. ...

Macquarie director departs

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... governance and compliance committee. From 2001 to 2008, Hawker was the chief executive and managing director of Insurance Australia Group, having previously held senior positions with Westpac and Citibank. He currently serves on the boards of Bupa in ...

IAG names chief from within

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
Insurance Australia Group has promoted its deputy chief executive to chief executive following Peter Harmer's announcement to retire. Nick Hawkins was appointed as deputy chief executive in April this year after 12 years as the company's chief financial ...

Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
"Crocodile came up, bit my guts out and bit me into parts... pieces and then my legs went that way and then my head went that way" -- HBA Insurance Australian TV ad The TV ad might as well be describing the current state of play - equity markets heading ...

Adviser banned for five years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... then licensed by AMP Financial Planning for one month from December 2012 to January 2013. He was with Chubb Insurance Australia from January 2013 to June 2013, followed by Meritum Financial Group, which is also owned by NAB, from September 2013 to October ...

Super fund reveals ASX 100 equality laggards

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... highly (88%), as did real estate investment trusts Dexus Group (85%) and GPT Group (83%). Challenger (79%), Insurance Australia (75%), QBE Insurance (75%) and AMP (73%) also scored relatively well. TPG Telecom (23%), Washington H Soul Pattinson and Co. ...

Aussie stocks burnt in blaze

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... Entertainment. Retail groups Bapcor and Premier Investments are likely to also suffer, while insurers SunCorp, Insurance Australia and QBE may be impacted by an increase in claims. The report also suggests implications for Orica, Graincorp, Boral, BHP ...