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The next generation of bancassurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
One may think the continuing trend of banks offloading their insurance and wealth management businesses signals the end of the bancassurance model but there is life in it yet, according to IOOF's Renato Mota. In a recent blog post Mota said the traditional ...

NAB hastily recruits after announcing job cuts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
Following NAB's announcement last week that it would reshape its workforce by cutting up to 6000 jobs, the banking group is immediately recruiting for 600 new, technology-based positions. Seeking specialists in the areas of software engineering, data ...

NAB to simplify operations via job cuts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
About 4000 NAB employees look set to lose their jobs by 2020 as the bank further automates its business. Releasing its full year results, NAB said a reshaping of its workforce would see the creation of 2000 new jobs to 2020, though overall about 6000 ...

CommSec and CFS combine tech strengths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
Financial advisers now have a new means of managing their high-net-worth and SMSF client investments with CommSec Adviser Services and Colonial First State coming together to launch a one-stop-shop portfolio service. Targeting advisers with HNW clients ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
RBA deputy governor Guy Debelle snuffed hawkish interpretations of the minutes of the 4 July RBA meeting - particularly, the minutes' reference to a 3.5% neutral cash rate - reversing the Australian dollar's upward run. "...the current (nominal) cash ...

FICAP marks 10th anniversary with record fundraising

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) celebrated its tenth year milestone last week by raising more than $200,000 at its annual 'Who Wants to be a RockStar?' fundraising night. More than 700 professionals from the financial services industry ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
As the transition to MySuper continues, lifecycle funds are becoming a popular default investment option. Darren Snyder explores this evolving market. Earlier this year a joint paper by AustralianSuper and the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
Slathered in Vaseline and leaping from a tiny pilot boat to embark on a gruelling 14 hour swim of the chilly English Channel might seem a far cry from running an alternative investment business out of sunny Brisbane, but Blue Sky founder and managing ...

FPA announces CFP award winner

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has announced the winner of its third Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award. Apt Wealth Partners head of advice and director John Moran received the award - named after the financial planning pioneer - for ...

PROFILE: PM Capital CIO Paul Moore

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
PM Capital chairman and chief investment officer Paul Moore always wanted to be a stock picker. He bought his first shares in Blue Metal Industries (later taken over by Boral) while he was still at school and then bought Carlton & United Breweries while ...