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Movers and shakers

... distribution. Huw Bough will drive MyState Limited's sales and distribution strategy across MyState Limited's retail banking brands, The Rock and MyState Financial, in both direct and broker channels as well the Group's wealth brand MyState Wealth Management. ...

Research group launches adviser rating app

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... Members will need to have a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 50 of more, which would equal to an 'excellent' rating. Mainstream brands tend to rate a lot lower than that, with Optus achieving an NPS of minus 8, Telstra minus 13 and commercial airlines' average ...

HUB24 acquires dealer group

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... HUB24 strategy to partner with independent financial advisers. Both businesses HUB24 and Paragem will retain their existing brands and the dealer group will retain its open architecture approach to approved products and platforms. "In addition to providing ...

Consumers ask banks to disclose brand ownership

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... to trick customers about ownership, while only 30% of people saw it as fair. Over 40% thought that having multiple bank brands is about restricting customer choice of providers. "Multi-branding is simply unfair because it creates artificial competition. ...

Van Eck Global expands Australia team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... previously at Aberdeen Asset Management and is now responsible for building the Van Eck Global and Market Vectors ETFs brands in Australia. "In line with our commitment to Australia and the increasing demand for ETFs from all types of Australian investors ...

Suncorp CEO rewarded for profit growth

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... from a loss of $343 million a year earlier. The group's main earner is its insurance business, which owns the AAMI and GIO brands. That business made a profit of $1.01 billion in 2013/14, up 14 per cent on the prior year due to lower natural hazard claims ...

MyState appoints GM from Westpac

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... distribution. Huw Bough will drive MyState Limited's sales and distribution strategy across MyState Limited's retail banking brands, The Rock and MyState Financial, in both direct and broker channels as well the Group's wealth brand MyState Wealth Management. ...

Mercer appoints two independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... valuable experience through her board positions with Australian Philanthropic Services, Suncorp Group and Fusion Retail Brands." The non-independent director appointment was Mercer's human resources leader for the Pacific Michele Glover, who will join ...

CFS FirstWrap adds Insync's Global Titans Fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... record of returning cash to shareholders through growing dividends and/or share buy-backs. Global healthcare and consumer brands are well represented in the Fund because of the broad appeal of their products in the developed world, plus amongst the emerging ...

YBR set to acquire mortgage manager RESI

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). "The complementary skills and relative strengths of the YBR, Vow and Resi brands and businesses will combine to provide Resi franchisees, YBR Branch licensees and Vow brokers with unparalleled opportunities ...