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NEOS, ClearView lead satisfaction

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... pandemic. Advisers said they engaged with their clients more frequently (30%), scrutinised premium levels (23%) and quality of service (23%) when selecting insurers, and accelerated their adoption of technology in their risk advice process (22%) in 2 ...

Wilsons starts Canberra office

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... team, which is headed by Paul Bryant. "I am thrilled to be establishing an office in Canberra with the calibre and quality of the team we have put together, further expanding our footprint," Bryant said. "Tim and Richard will be able to deliver great ...

Boards suffer from disconnect between risk, strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... confidence to take risks. These include: better alignment of strategy, risk appetite and culture setting processes, improved quality of risk data and risk reporting, increased management accountability for performance within risk appetite and using risk ...

Group insurance using shoddy data: Rice Warner

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
The poor quality of group insurance data is conducive to administrative blunders that are notoriously difficult to rectify, according to Rice Warner. Superannuation funds and their life insurance partners are falling short of improving data collection ...

Sydney boutique hires former Franklin PM

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... million unlisted Templeton Global Trust Fund since 2000. "Peter's joining the firm is a real vote of confidence in the quality of what we are building at Nanuk and we are delighted that someone of his calibre and talent has decided to join us," Nanuk ...

MTAA Super awards scholarships

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... which half were from rural and regional areas. Recipients are both members and non-members. "We were blown away by the quality of the applicants from across the country. From vehicle mechanics to students to marketers and business owners, they all had ...

Real AM considers listing new REIT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... estate Will Gray said the company took its time and was selective before proceeding with the purchase, saying that the quality of these acquisitions was rare. Gray said each hospital is strategically located in a major regional health hub, supported ...

COVID-19 lockdown swells financial stress

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... super consider how to rebuild their balances so they close any retirement savings shortfall and help improve their quality of life in later years," AMP general manager workplace super engagement Stephen Owen said. Further to this, 61% of workers in Melbourne ...

Data letting ESG down: BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... barrier to deeper and broader implementation of sustainable investing. A total of 53% of global respondents said the poor quality of ESG data and analytics was what was holding them back. This was consistent across all regions. "I think that the quality ...

Future Fund appoints chief investment officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... new perspectives and ideas," he said. "She brings greater diversity to our thinking and will continue to enhance the quality of our decision-making." Brake added: "Changes in markets and economies that were evolving gradually have accelerated rapidly ...