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MLC Life wins group insurance mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
MLC Life continues to grow its group life insurance business, taking home a new mandate. From next year, MLC Life Insurance will be the local insurer for Generali Employee Benefits (GEB) for its multi-national clients. The insurer will provide group ...

CountPlus expands network

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
CountPlus has acquired a 30% stake in DMG Financial Holdings. This takes CountPlus' network from 19 to 20 firms. Consideration for the investment is a cash payment of $2.891 million. DMG Financial is an accounting and financial advice firm based in ...

Nuveen switches up executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... leadership team and leads the Asia Pacific real estate leadership team," Nuveen said. "The Asia Pacific region remains a core focus for Nuveen Real Estate's global growth aspirations. With commercial real estate debt, retail, office and housing investments ...

AustralianSuper appoints regional head for US

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... chief investment officer Mark Delaney said at the time. "[London expansion and new NY office are] as part of its increased focus on global markets - private and public." Late last month, the fund moved Paul Schroder to the chief risk officer role and ...

Life Company of the Year crowned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... overall Consumer Choice Awards, value for money, most satisfied customer, best application process, best claims staff and focus on early intervention. Zurich took home a Consumer Choice Award for best turnaround time and OnePath won the return to health ...

Rapid pace of regulatory change to continue

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... increasing complexity of, and competition within, the industry." Smith added that prudential regulator is encouraging trustees to focus on simplification saying driving consolidation at the product level should be a priority. "With over 40,000 choice ...

IOOF completes licence conditions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... Renato Mota said: "We continue to make significant progress towards meeting all licence conditions required by APRA." "Our focus on accelerating our investment in governance remains the cornerstone of ensuring that we are able to best serve the interests ...

No pat on the back for high performers: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... of the talent of the investment team and in some cases the risk tolerance of the member base," Ross said "The decision to focus on five-year returns highlights the long term nature of superannuation. "With insurance being default opt-out for most members ...

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
The current climate is pushing the importance of asset allocation to the forefront of building robust portfolios, prompting investment experts to think outside the box of traditional assets. Karren Vergara writes. The importance of making the right ...

Superannuation expert joins law firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
A Sydney firm that provides compliance support to financial advisers has hired a former APRA and Colonial Financial Planning professional as its special counsel for superannuation. Maria Siu is joining SUPERCentral, and will also work with its legal ...