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MetLife names chief operating officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... transformation as well as his leadership skills will be a major contribution to MetLife's efforts to reimagine the future of claims and underwriting. Deanne Stewart announced in May she will leave MetLife after four years at the helm. She will succeed ...

Financial services employees face ongoing stress at work

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... never seen a more stressful environment for advisers in terms of their business, the security of that business and the future of their business," he says. As for why it's important to start with the health of people within the industry, Kewin analogises. ...

Victorian super funds discuss merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... Alan Bowman said the important considerations for the merger were complementary cultures and a shared vision of the future of super. "The merger would provide Prime Super with increased scale, while remaining a fund that is focused on delivering a quality ...

Trade-off needed on existing adviser standards: Fox

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... of Australians whose financial adviser has decided to leave the profession." Fox urged FASEA to look further into the future of advice in its decision-making as numerous recent reforms and public scrutiny has already seen thousands of advisers exit the ...

ESG reporting strong through 2017: ACSI

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... of each dollar invested in the ASX200 reaches companies with ESG disclosure, and the council is optimistic about the future of ESG reporting. "This is a positive development which will increase investor confidence in the quality of corporate reporting ...

Macquarie Capital hires Tesla executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... deployed globally. Head of Macquarie Capital Americas Michael Silverton said storage will play a pivotal role in the future of energy. "Greg is an authority in energy solutions with a track record combining innovation and operational and commercial success," ...

The future of advice fee structures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
To ensure the success of financial advice businesses in the post-Royal Commission world, financial advisers must separate planning and product advice fees, as well as benchmark both planning advice fees and portfolio performance. That is the view of ...

Advisers still resistant to social media

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
About 60% of financial advice practices are yet to integrate social media into client engagement strategies despite the majority of Australians using some form of social media every day. Latest research from Netwealth shows 40% of advice practices use ...

Wealth manager reviews software provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... institutional growth Salvado Saiz said the firm is delighted to be a part of Suncorp's overall vision for financial advice. "The future of planning tech means being to deliver best-in-class strategy and product modelling, giving advisers the ability ...

Uncertainty abounds future of advice regulation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
Testimony provided to the Royal Commission by key financial advice associations and the corporate regulator raised concerns as to the organisations' efficacy in identifying and penalising misconduct. In closing the Royal Commission's inquiry into financial ...