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Industry fund boosts executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... improve and ultimately grow," he said. Donnelly said in 2018 the fund initiated an ambitious three-year strategic plan with a focus on active member growth and the changes will ensure the fund is well placed to deliver for its members. LUCRF was established ...

Perpetual hires former Macquarie exec

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
Perpetual has made two key appointments to its executive leadership team, including a former Macquarie executive. Sam Mosse is taking on the newly-created role of chief risk officer. She has previously worked as Macquarie Funds Group's and KPMG's head ...

Property fund hires manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... before it merged with the metropolitan REIT in 2017. With the appointment announced today, Blake will resume a full-time focus as fund manager in Centuria's unlisted real estate division. Nichols' old job at AOF has gone to Australian Unity's head of ...

Bank chief executive resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... director Jon Sutton stepped down with the bank now scouting for a replacement. Sutton resigned after three years on the job to focus on his long-term health following a heart operation earlier this year, the bank said. Current chief operating officer ...

Industry fund hires executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... times." Musson started in new role on November 19. Dolling will commence his role on 17 December 2018. The fund has an ESG focus. In August, Financial Standard reported that the fund had moved mandate with Omega Global Investors for global government ...

New Zealand reviews life insurance commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... organisations are identifying and addressing conduct and culture issues. At the same time, the two entities reinforced their ongoing focus on soft commissions in life insurance and incentives in vertically integrated institutions, as well as predicting ...

Will Aussie equities overcome 2019 challenges?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... the firm looks favourably upon for the upcoming year. "An environment dominated by risks calls for a greater investment focus at the sector and stock levels and would benefit an active investment approach," he said. "We are more positive about the outlook ...

MLC Life restructures team, ramps up transformation ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... Life, Klein held roles at Tabcorp and Contexti. Fleur Edgerton was appointed general manager of sourcing and partnership to focus on strengthening the life insurer's commercial and supplier management functions. She is a qualified solicitor, having ...

FASEA exam is not fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... multiple choice and written answers based on open-book questions. FASEA merged the curriculum into three modules and will focus on applied knowledge acquired in actual financial advice scenarios, testing competency areas in the Corporations Act, financial ...

Pilot program to boost AIA staff mental health

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
A new corporate health program trialled at AIA will allow the life insurer's staff to track their mental health progress. AIA employees are trialling a new corporate health program from mental health technology company Medibio, which allows the ...