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ME makes peak appointment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
ME, the bank owned by 30 industry super funds, has appointed a former lawyer and accomplished mountaineer to its board. Cheryl Bart's board appointment was effective from 1 July. ME described the former lawyer, who started her career in the banking ...

Super fund asset class performance disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... is a serious anchor on actual return when the asset class itself produces low returns," the report said. "Secondly, with advent of index traded options like ETFs, the benefit of a fund constructing their own portfolio that consistently underperforms ...

Robo-advice to drive down advice fees

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... The Robo Revolution: Robo-Advice Market Commentary and Analysis, Resnik compared the introduction of robo-advice to the advent of low-cost airlines. "Robos are likely to bring down the base-cost of advice. But, just as with the airlines, some people ...

APRA debates whether "to model or not to model"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... result in a "highly constraining regulatory rulebook, which assumed the lowest common denominator in all firms." Noting the advent of internal models in the Basel framework in 1996 and then credit and operational risk models in Basel II, he said that ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... trying to deliver the return outcome in the most risk efficient way. So very much outcomes based investing." He adds the advent of Qantas Super's lifecycle fund was also much about trying to provide members with different choices or alternatives. The ...

Klipin inks New Zealand insurance job

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
Senior industry executive Richard Klipin will relocate to New Zealand and will become the chief distribution officer of the country's largest life insurer. Klipin's role as chief distribution officer at Sovereign Assurance will be effective on 9 November ...

Qantas Super chief executive to retire

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
Qantas Super chief executive Jane Perry will retire at the end of the year after a long career at the helm of some of Australia's top financial services businesses. Perry took on the role at Qantas in February 2012, succeeding interim chief Andrew Spence. ...

PROFILE: NAB head of wealth Andrew Hagger

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
While the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, National Australia Bank (NAB) head of wealth Andrew Hagger preferred to take the long way. His journey from the quiet suburb of Adelaide Hills to Melbourne CBD stretched through over ...

APRA deputy chair criticises life insurance sales culture

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... checks, poor data capture and management and a reliance on "anticipated future improvements in mortality experience". "The advent of questionable practices often has been driven by the desire to score well in product ratings by 'ratings houses' in a ...

Someone mentioned the "S-word" on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014