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Life reforms see AIA boost team

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... platforms in life insurance. AIA Australia chief retail insurance officer Pina Sciarrone said the changes to the team come at an ideal time. "We understand that with the latest reforms to life insurance, advisers and licensees are facing a difficult ...

Citi launches fintech challenge

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... "Australia's strong regulatory environment, smaller and flexible market and a desire to adopt innovative technology provides an ideal environment to uncover new Fin Tech talent," Citi Australia managing director of customer franchise Linda Duncombe said. ...

TH Real Estate chief resigns, replacement confirmed

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
TH Real Estate chief executive James Darkins will step down from his role after 17 years in the company and a new chief executive will start on 1 September. Darkins retires after over 30 years in the real estate industry, including senior roles with ...

Insync with beer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
Insync Funds Management chief investment officer Monik Kotecha is joining the list of people saying it makes sense for Australian's to invest in highly profitable alcohol-related companies. Within the last six months Insync bought back in to AB InBev ...

Market set for a fairly flat open

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... However, Shanghai plunged on Thursday after a more than 15 per cent surge in the past eight sessions. Wall Street provided an ideal lead, with the Nasdaq surging to a new record high, while the euro edged up slightly with investors watching with trepidation ...

Super concessions key to tax review

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
The financial services industry welcomed the government's decision not to touch superannuation in the 2015 Budget, but the PM's promise that "there will be no changes to super" in the future has brought the tax review into question. "There will be no ...

Spring FG acquires robo-advice company

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
Independent licensee Spring FG has acquired Digifi Group, a company specialising in 'robo-advice'. Digifi's websites SharecafA(C) and Sharescene have more than 70,000 members and attract more than 7,000 unique visitors each day. The acquisition more ...

Age pension kept at highest indexation rate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
In the absence of an increase in the superannuation guarantee, industry representative groups agree Australians will need to put more money in to their super accounts after changes to the Age Pension were announced in the federal budget. Most changes ...

Modi under the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... of 2015, but made an exception with India. "The structural positives and closed nature of the economy make the country an ideal place to be in a 'zero rates' world," Saxo Asia macro strategist Kay Van-Petersen said. He added that the key is taking out ...

Suncorp names new chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... Suncorp and the financial services industry combined with his disciplined and long-term approach to business makes him the ideal person to lead the company through its next phase of growth." He also praised Snowball's tenure at the company, adding that ...