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APRA hires former MLC Life executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... insurance at MLC Life Insurance has joined the prudential regulator. APRA confirmed Suzanne Smith has taken on the role of general manager of superannuation for the specialised institutions division. Melbourne-based Smith works alongside general manager ...

SMSF darlings revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... "Many have reacted by buying quality stocks that are often thought of as expensive, but which have been caught up in the general downturn. Their focus has been on finding quality at a reasonable price, rather than just 'cheap' stocks." Most popular ...

Freedom Insurance misses reporting deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... same month, Bank of Queensland backed out of its agreement with Freedom to sell St Andrew's Insurance, a provider of general, life and credit insurance. It was agreed at the time the reinsurance agreement will provide $35 million of funding, while ...

Colonial First State hires retail sales head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... than 45 people and the distribution efforts for BT Panorama. In his new job, he will report to Colonial First State's general manager distribution Peter Chun. "I am pleased to announce that after an extensive search process, Bryce Quirk has been appointed ...

Wills are an afterthought for the rich: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... will was valid, resulting in "considerable dissipation of estate assets," the law firm said. Australian Unity Trustees general manager Emma Sakellaris, who also spoke at the event, is seeing "fast track to inheritance" scenarios among families whereby ...

AFA rebukes ideological drive against conflicted remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... Royal Commission's final report this morning. Speaking at the Sydney leg of the association's annual Connect Tour, AFA general manager of policy and professionalism Phil Anderson lashed significant sections of Kenneth Hayne's final report, taking the ...

NAB extends asset manager custody deal

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... provide unit registry services, including call centre and digitised client connectivity. NAB Asset Servicing executive general manager John Comito said the bank wanted to demonstrate its "extensive" operating model expertise. "Our learning culture underpins ...

Rich families stingier with charities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
Wealthy families gave away a smaller slice of their household income in 2018 compared to those on the other end of the economic spectrum, a new study has found. Roy Morgan found that households bringing in $130,000 to $250,000 in household income gave ...

Royal Commission and its one canoe message is on point

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
Challenger chairman of retirement income Jeremy Cooper said the Royal Commission's outstanding lesson for SMSF advisers is to keep their feet in one canoe. Speaking on the final day of the Self-managed Super Fund Association's national conference in ...

Advice group appoints general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
An advice licensee owned by HUB24 hired from BT Financial Group to fill a newly-created general manager role. Sonya Choi La Rosa is joining Paragem after six years at BTFG. She has 20 years' leadership experience, including senior roles at Mercer ...