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Milliman hires for greater adviser exposure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
A former head of adviser solutions at Morningstar Australasia is taking on a newly created role at Milliman. Andrew Whelan has been appointed as director, adviser services at the actuarial firm. He will be responsible for spearheading the development ...

Meller to depart AMP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
AMP is on the hunt for a new chief executive, announcing Craig Meller will retire at the end of the year. In a statement the AMP board said Meller has confirmed his intention to retire, initiating an international search for his replacement that will ...

AustralianSuper expands mandate for European growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
Australia's largest superannuation fund appointed a $109 billion fund manager to advise on investment opportunities in the European office and retail sectors. Appointed in 2013 to assist AustralianSuper with its UK investment strategy, TH Real Estate's ...

AMP appoints director for $130 billion business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... continued investments we're making in our market-leading superannuation products and investment platforms, while Lara's focus will be providing personal, engaging and highly relevant customer experiences," Sainsbury said. Finch joined AMP in ...

ABDO unveils top investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... than anyone else. It's not hard; it's simple numbers." Campbell emphasised the importance of absolute returns and shunned a focus on relative returns; picking value and quality stocks and staying away from long duration government bonds. For world equities ...

Aussie attitudes toward retirement shifting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
The number of superannuants making additional contributions to superannuation is declining as the age at which people intend to retire increases. According to recent Roy Morgan studies, more than one in five (20.8%) contributors to superannuation members ...

GROW Super begins group insurance innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... allows us to be completely confident in the integrity of infrastructure of the distributed ledger. This will allow us to focus with Hannover Re on creating customer experiences that will eventually be seamless, immutable and real time from application ...

Aussies turn to online trading in droves

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... engaged clients who are also more likely to be on the lookout for better value, and there are signs that brokers' relentless focus on innovation is starting to have an impact." In terms of satisfaction among online investors, Bell Direct remained number ...

YBR appoints new general manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... understanding value of the brand to our franchisees, and value of being a broker or adviser in the current market. I'll focus on cementing our value proposition and making the most of the opportunity that YBR has in the marketplace. "I've seen the franchise ...

ANZ halts asset secured loans to retail customers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... consumer asset finance, Noble said. "So we need to assess if it is better for our customers, shareholders and employees if we focus our investment on areas of our business that are core to what we do," she said. The bank will continue to offer asset ...