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Zurich appoints global life chief

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... the Bank of Scotland. "I am delighted to welcome Gary in our Group Executive Committee," said Zurich interim chief executive Tom de Swaan. "Gary steps up to his new role having made a significant contribution across our UK business. He is a great leader ...

Zurich CEO steps down, hunt begins

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... joined Zurich in 2006 from Swiss Life, becoming chief investment officer. During his tenure as chief executive, Zurich chairman Tom de Swaan said he "successfully guided our company through a challenging environment, showing great foresight and tireless ...

Governance bill loses Senators' support

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... tick, why they outperform, and what the foundation will be for their continued success for members." AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said the development of a best practice governance code of conduct for not-for-profit super funds will ensure members ...

Super fund governance bill enters final debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
The Senate is slated to have its final debate on the superannuation trustee governance bill tomorrow, which at a minimum will see one third independent directors on APRA-regulated super fund boards. The bill could see one last amendment from crossbench ...

Super changes won't close gender retirement gap: AIST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... gap. The AIST is calling for all workforce, pay and super policies to be examined under a gender lens and chief executive Tom Garcia believes without fresh policies there will be no improvement to women's retirement savings. Garcia said many European ...

StatePlus adopts FPA professional practice program

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
The 138 advisers operating under retirement advice group StatePlus have adopted the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) Professional Practice program. A total of 17 StatePlus regional offices and its 138 planners have signed up to the program. This ...

National Achievement Awards recognise top super executives

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
Excitement is building as the 2015 National Achievement Awards will be announced in Melbourne tomorrow, recognising the top chief investment, chief financial and chief operating officers across Australian superannuation funds and other fiduciary investor ...

Funds SA chair departs

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... SA. During this period funds under management have increased five-fold to more than $26 billion. South Australian Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis said since being appointed chairman in December 2000, Nugent has steered Funds SA to achieve "fantastic results ...

Digital evolution highlighted at AIST awards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... segmentation and social media campaigns to improve female member engagement at its annual Awards for Excellence. AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said this year's awards demonstrated that not-for-profit super funds are becoming much more sophisticated ...

Multi-sector investments reach $555 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... 30% over those 12 months, as more of the population moves into retirement," Morningstar director of manager research ratings Tom Whitelaw said. "Multi-sector managed funds are important vehicles for Australian savers and investors." Whitelaw added multi-sector ...