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Generation Life reports cyber attack

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... and National Office of Cyber Security (NOCS) have been notified of the incident. Generation Life reported March-quarter sales of $375 million, up 57% on the prior corresponding period. Funds under management (FUM) increased to $5.3 billion, with $310 ...

APAC investments chief for Morningstar IM resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
... regional director of indexes or Australia and New Zealand. At CMC Markets based in Tokyo, he was the head of institutional sales and product. "Matt has been with Morningstar for around seven years and has made a significant contribution to our investment ...

MAX Awards 2026 finalists revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... Awards. The finalists for the 2026 MAX Awards have been selected across 19 categories. The MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards shine a light on individuals and teams excelling in the fields of marketing, sales and advertising on ...

Nearly $12bn leaves Challenger in March quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... The funds management unit ended up with $104.5 billion in the March quarter. The annuities business fared better with life sales rising by 19% to $1.7 billion. Annuity sales grew by 10% to $1.1 billion, driven by strong domestic annuity and offshore ...

Ausbil strengthens distribution ranks

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... throughout New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. He will be based in Sydney and report to head of wholesale sales, ex-North America Fawaz Rashid. Lester was most recently at Allan Gray Australia, working in wholesale distribution. He ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... chief executive Xavier O'Halloran said reforms need to focus on preventing harm before it occurs. "Dodgy lead generation sales practices allowed the harm to spread at an industrial scale. Disrupting this business model should be the highest priority. ...

Nominate now for the MAX 2026 Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
Nominations are now open for the annual Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards 2026. The MAX Awards has recognised industry excellence across marketing, advertising and sales in financial services for over the past ...

AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
Morningstar said recent layoffs by Australian companies are being made from a high starting point, where in the past decade hiring could have outpaced the needs of the business. Atlassian recently laid off 10% of its workforce impacting 1600 jobs. Block ...

Camilla Love heads to RBC BlueBay

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... America and oversees US$419 billion. Her appointment comes roughly a year after BlueBay scrapped its Australia and New Zealand sales role, opting instead to distribute via third-party Kings Gate Capital Partners. That shift led to the departure of long-time ...

Ausbil adds to institutional sales

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... Mutual Limited. Machin spent nine years at Investors Mutual starting out as a marketing assistant and finishing up with the sales strategy team. "We are delighted to welcome Kate to Ausbil," said Amores. "She brings deep experience working with institutional ...