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BTIM announces replacement for retiring chairman

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
James Evans will replace BT Investment Management Limited (BTIM) Brian Scullin as chairman when he retires on 6 December after six years in the role. Evans joined the BTIM Board as a non-executive director in 2010 and is the current chairman of the ...

Challenger CEO joins FSC board, AWI's Heap to depart

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013

Asteron takes on former Aon Hewitt exec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
Life insurer Asteron Life has appointed David Plant as its new executive manager of operations and strategy implementation. Plant was previously general manager of operations at Aon Hewitt Financial Advice, where he was responsible for operations, governance ...

Aberdeen MD Jollie joins FSC board

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
Aberdeen Asset Management Australia managing director Brett Jollie has been appointed to the board of the Financial Services Council (FSC). Jollie joined Aberdeen in 2000, was head of European marketing at Aberdeen's Edinburgh office between 2004 and ...

BT chief appointed as FSC board co-deputy chairman

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
Brad Cooper, chief executive of the BT Financial Group has been appointed as co-deputy chairman of the Financial Services Council (FSC). He joins Craig Meller, managing director of AMP Financial Services who is also co-deputy chairman of the Financial ...

Plum, Virgin get MySuper authorisation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
Plum and Virgin Super are the latest funds to get their MySuper authorisations, bringing the total number of products available to 65. The two retail groups bring to seven the number of retail groups now with MySuper authorisation ahead of the 1 January ...

Suncorp outsources custody to NAB

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
Suncorp has outsourced its entire custody and investment administration operations to National Australia Bank's custody arm, NAB Asset Servicing. Both Suncorp and NAB have said very little about the deal, and would not comment on suggestions that it ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
A spike in lapse rates and an increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums some senior industry professionals think. The current reporting season reveals that many ...

Suncorp Life set for overhaul after 76% profit plunge

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
Suncorp will overhaul its life risk business after net profit after tax dropped 76% in the past year and accounts now for less than 10% of Suncorp Group. Suncorp Life net profit after tax was $60 million, while its underlying profit was $120 million ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
The local stock market has opened flat as gains by the major banks offset losses by mining giant BHP Billiton. At 1014 AEST on Wednesday, the All Ordinaries was up 3.5 points, or 0.07, at 5,072.3. CommSec analyst Savanth Sebastian said BHP's weaker ...