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Chief economist update: When 6%-plus growth is deemed too low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... flare-ups of COVID-19 and the ongoing overseas pandemic" for these - factors that have weakened both overseas and domestic demand. One not so minor thing that the survey failed to mention is the rise and rise in the Chinese currency - itself a de facto ...

Colonial First State names executive chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... supporting the execution of strategy and overseeing a program of significant investment by Commonwealth Bank and KKR "to make CFS one of the most competitive superannuation and investments businesses in Australia, which will benefit members, advisers ...

WTW wins mandate from NZ government super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... to be delivered to New Zealand Treasury by mid-May this year. "Following the Treasury's Request for Proposal to execute the one-in-five-year statutory review of the GSFA, the Minister of Finance has approved the appointment of Willis Towers Watson to ...

Dealer group GM exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
IOOF has confirmed the role of general manager of alliances and distribution for one of its major licensees has been made redundant. Jason Kriss was general manager of alliances and distribution at Bridges Financial Services, a role he held for some ...

Synchron demands clarity from insurers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... According to Trapnell, the way insurers respond to this new regime might even impact Australia's underinsurance problem. "One of the big worries here is if we have tougher reinstatement, or additional underwriting, more policies will lapse, leaving more ...

Life Company of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has announced the winner of its 2020 Life Company of the Year award, going to the same insurer four years in a row. TAL took out the top spot again with runners up AIA Australia, MLC Life Insurance and NEOS Life. ...

Chief economist update: The do-nothing Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
Ho-hum. So much for speculations over the Fed's thoughts and actions, Powell and Co. did what financial markets expected - nothing - at their 16-17 March FOMC meeting. "The Committee decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at ...

Westpac merges consumer, business divisions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... will combine the leadership of its consumer and business divisions to form a new consumer and business banking division, with one executive exiting the business. Westpac said the new division will be led by the current chief executive of the consumer ...

Client communication investment needed: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... found 65% believe their current operations are unable to keep up with investor needs for granular data available on-demand. One of the biggest barriers for firms to invest in client communications is how it generates revenue mainly due to efficiency ...

Super fund appoints head of asset allocation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... achieving these stellar results," Macri said. The hire comes as the fund also announced it is focussed on expanding to be comes one of Australia's largest investment managers by 2030. AEF said it will be investing in portfolio and risk management technologies ...