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MetLife makes senior hire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... Sefton as head of group product, charged with expanding its group insurance product offering and capabilities. "He will focus on developing products which continue to deliver a great customer experience and are complementary to MetLife's member-focused ...

Focus on tax outcomes to drive up member returns: Parametric

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
Research from Parametric shows a tax-efficient super investment portfolio can demonstrably improve member outcomes. The report, co-authored by chief investment officer Paul Bouchey, research managing director for Australia Raewyn Williams and researcher ...

Less than half of all super funds are gaining new members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
APRA released its 2017 superannuation fund level statistics and it shows that of the 170 funds included in their report, less than half experienced growth in net new membership. Reinforcing the growing dominance of not-for-profit super funds, they accounted ...

Ignition appoints new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
Australian-based digital tech firm Ignition Advice is welcoming a new chief executive as the outgoing leader moves his focus to the company's global expansion. Previous Ignition Wealth chief executive and co-founder Mark Fordree is moving into an ...

MGP partners with advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... administration, management and advice capabilities is planned to deliver powerful benefits for our clients. Our team can move its focus from administration tasks and instead deliver the value add our clients are looking for in a fully integrated portfolio ...

WTW names APAC corporate risk leader

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... additional way to access our best ideas. By outsourcing manager selection, due diligence, and operations, investors can focus their limited resources while tightening up their risk management," Goss said.

Kapstream creates new fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Kapstream Capital will soon launch its new investment strategy, including a second fund to sit alongside the fixed income manager's flagship Absolute Return Income Fund. Kapstream director of investment strategy James Bloom told Financial Standard the ...

ABA makes new code compulsory

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Retail banks wishing to be members of the Australian Banking Association (ABA) will now have to sign up for its revamped Banking Code of Practice, which is currently awaiting ASIC's nod of approval. The new code will be binding, enforceable by law and ...

Kim Ivey launches new boutique

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
The founder of one of Australia's first hedge funds, Kim Ivey, is launching a new boutique and building out its investment team. LSL Partners will develop alternative investment products focusing on the Asian region. Its first product, the Fury Fund ...

OneVue sells SMSF admin business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... really grow the business from here." She added: "As the market leader in SMSF administration, SuperConcepts will bring the focus and additional services this business needs to really move forward so we are excited for both for the SMSF team and for their ...