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Assistant Treasurer backs PM under fire

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has thrown his support behind Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who faces a leadership spill vote on Tuesday. In a doorstop interview with the nation's media, the Federal Member for Kooyong stood up to immense media pressure ...

Second Gwen Fletcher award winner named

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... Memorial Award is valued at $1,000 and funded by the FPA. FPA chief executive Mark Rantall congratulated Early on her achievement and said he was pleased that see Fletcher's enduring legacy and commitment celebrated. "It is fantastic to see so many bright ...

High-calibre superannuation: 2014 CIO and COO Award recipients announced

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
Leading superannuation fund executives were recognised at the 2014 Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Awards held in Melbourne last night. When Sam Sicilia's name was announced as this year's recipient of the annual Chief ...

IPA names new president and chairman

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014

Legg Mason receives first mFund inflow

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... successful transaction required the seamless coordination between two mFund founding members and this is testimony to the achievement of the ASX-driven initiative." There are currently 61 funds listed on mFund, provided by 19 fund managers, and seven ...

Challenger adds firepower to annuities business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... result on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) last week the company said the capital initiatives will assist the achievement of "step-up increases in Challenger Life's FY15 retail book growth target range to 12%-14% and cash earnings guidance to ...

Challenger to raise $530m to fund further annuities growth

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) the company said the capital initiatives will assist the achievement of step-up increases in Challenger Life's FY15 retail book growth target range to 12%-14% and cash earnings guidance to $535-$545 ...

Suncorp CEO rewarded for profit growth

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
Insurance and banking group Suncorp's growing profits have resulted in boss Patrick Snowball being rewarded with one of Australia's largest executive pay cheques. The 64-year-old Englishman took home remuneration worth $9.12 million in the 2013/14 financial ...

Mercer appoints two independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
Mercer has appointed three new directors to its Australian entity boards, including two new independent non-executive directors. Melissa Babbage will join the Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited (MIAL) board, while Jan Swinhoe will join both the ...

BT launches Avaloq-powered platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... said. Avaloq Regional General Manager Asia Pacific Peter Scott said: "The going live at BT Financial Group is a great achievement for Avaloq's Australian team. The progressive adaptation of the Avaloq Banking Suite to the Australian financial platform ...