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Challenger hires head of insto partnerships

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
A global manager's former lead for institutional sales down under is joining Challenger as its head of institutional partnerships. Simon Brinsmead is joining the life company after over eight years at DWS. In his most recent role, he was most recently ...

Culture change must not be a fad: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
APRA chair Wayne Byres told Australia's banking lobby that changes to the sector's culture cannot disappear once the spotlight moves away. Speaking at the Australian Banking Association's national economic series in Sydney on Wednesday, Byres said APRA's ...

AMP shamed by CHOICE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
CHOICE has awarded AMP a Shonky for its "grossly underperforming" superannuation division, highlighting the AMP Retirement Trust and Super Savings Trust products. The consumer advocacy group said 55.5% of AMP's superannuation customer base comes from ...

Volcker Rule tweak gets green light

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
Post-GFC legislation that stopped big Wall Street banks from using their customers' money to invest in risky trades has seen a revision that could relax some of the restrictions. On October 8, five United Stated agencies approved the changes to the ...

AMP combines business units, appoints new boss

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
AMP Limited has announced it is combining its Australian wealth management business with banking into a new entity named AMP Australia, and has shuffled its C-suite lineup. AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari said the integration of the wealth ...

First State Super enters global equities partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
The $100 billion superannuation fund has awarded a $500 million multi-factor mandate to a global manager that will also provide the fund with research and development support. HSBC Global Asset Management has been awarded the mandate and will also provide ...

IOOF launches budgeting app

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
The app, called fincentral, will be made available to clients through its advisor network and will allow users to track multiple bank, mortgage, investment and superannuation accounts. The company said the online goal-based budgeting app aims to give ...

Recreo, Mine Super enter the cloud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
Recreo has launched its long-awaited cloud-based superannuation and investment administration platform, developed in partnership with Mine Super. Recreo and Mine Super said the cloud-based platform, named OneTrust, can manage a range of schemes, including ...

Integrity Life focuses on SMEs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
The insurer said it is the first group product of this type that offers an income benefit to the employer as well as the employee. "The Five+ product is simple to understand and maintain and completely transparent. It is very much an off-the-shelf solution ...

Mental health tops TPD claims

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
The underlying causes of total and permanent disability claims have been revealed in new research, and mental health tops the list. Life insurers pay out more on TPD claims caused by mental health conditions than any other kind of condition, according ...