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Millennial women rejecting insurance jobs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... sector's image. "At a time when the insurance industry needs to focus on developing brand reputation and delivering customer-centric product offerings and communication channels, attracting and retaining more women at all levels of the organisation could ...

Philo in growth mode after losing key mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... after being replaced by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) to provide portfolio construction services for key client Centric Wealth. Philo had a fixed-term contract with Centric which ended around May. Parent group Findex (which acquired Centric in ...

Asteron discusses alternative commission structure

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... comes from Suncorp-owned Asteron Life. Following recent announcements by Centrepoint Alliance, AMP, Fortnum, Findex and Centric Wealth, Asteron Life is reportedly considering a wholesale product model allowing advisers to build in commissions. Asteron ...

Mercer and Bravura combine for super admin

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... critical role in the achievement of our business objectives. "Mercer is looking forward to offering innovative, client-centric administration solutions to the Australian superannuation industry. Fund members and employers will gain convenient real-time ...

SSgA appointed to rebuild Findex investment strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... administration, investment and asset allocation research. Findex's brands currently include Financial Index Wealth Accountants, Centric Wealth, Crowe Horwath Australasia, MOVO, CIVIC Financial Planning and Prescott Securities. The group's chief investment ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street on Friday. The June share price index futures contract was up 43 points at 5,645. Wall Street stocks surged more than one per cent on Friday after new data showed that the ...

AB appoints institutional MD

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... knowledge and proven ability to align investment solutions to client needs are absolutely in keeping with AB's client-centric values," Driscoll said. "Jeremy's appointment illustrates our commitment to enhancing our engagement with existing and future ...

Former Wallaby Kearns resurfaces at insurance broker

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... managing director of corporate insurance broker InterRISK Australia, nine months after stepping down as chief executive of Centric Wealth. Kearns has over 10 years' experience leading financial service organisations, before taking the top job at Centric ...

Advice M&A activity set to soar in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... year saw Financial Index Wealth Accountants (Findex) become Australia's largest non-aligned dealer group after acquiring Centric Wealth and Crowe Horwath. IOOF acquired SFG Australia and CUA Financial Planning, Clearview took over Matrix Planning Solutions ...

Centric Wealth appoints QLD operations manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
Celia Carroll has been appointed manager of Centric Wealth's Queensland group. Prior to Findex-owned Centric, which she joined in 2004, Carroll held positions at Horwath, Permanent Trustee, and Godfrey Pembroke. "[Celia's] depth of experience and local ...