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TAL appoints chief claims officer

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024

... mortgage insurance at BTFG before taking on a newly created role as executive director to oversee insurance mergers and acquisitions and transformation programs. Croft assumes the role from Jenny Oliver, who takes on the position of executive for group ...

Adviser numbers stable at 15,650

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024

... said in announcing the association's priorities in 2024. The advice sector was marked by several mergers and acquisitions during 2023. Insignia Financial handed over Millennium3 to ASX-listed WT Financial Group (WTL) with a total of 75 practices ...

MLC Life names general manager, remediation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023

... Commission remediation programs which totalled about $800 million. He's also previously held senior roles in mergers and acquisitions with AXA, including the sale of AXA Asia Pacific to AMP and, before that, the integrations of ipac Securities, Challenger ...

Advice firms must scale up to meet demand: AZ NGA

CASSANDRA BALDINI | WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023

... strategy over the next three to five years. In most cases, the strategy involved a mix of organic growth and mergers and acquisitions. It cited the recent acquisition of Australian Unity's Financial Advice business by AZ NGA-backed Nestworth Financial ...

Robo-adviser reaches US$50bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023

... re-evaluate their risk profile and appetite for growth over profitability," KPMG Australia partner of mergers and acquisitions and head of fintech Daniel Teper said. "Looking ahead, it is reasonable to assume that a few of the above-mentioned negative ...

MEDIQ expands presence via merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023

... Sydney office, in addition to its Melbourne headquarters and a Brisbane office. Finally, Focus' head of mergers and acquisitions Travis Danysh said the group is proud to support the merger. "This transaction will strengthen MEDIQ's ability to serve ...

GPT appoints Charter Hall executive as new chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI | MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023

... global leadership experience and a deep understanding of commercial property markets, funds management, mergers and acquisitions and finance to the role. Before taking his six-year stint at Charter Hall, he worked at Brookfield Asset Management for 11 ...

Treasury names new ASIC commissioners

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023

... new roles this year. O'Rourke previously worked at ASIC from 2003 to 2017, leading work on fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and regulatory policy. During her time in Treasury, O'Rourke held leadership positions with responsibility ...

Diverger aims to increase profits via scalability

CASSANDRA BALDINI | THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023

Diverger's net profit after tax dropped by 24% to $2.83 million in FY23 on the back of mergers and acquisitions - something it will continue to pursue. Reporting to the ASX, Diverger announced the completion of four acquisitions and projected collectively ...

Bravura hires global head of product

CASSANDRA BALDINI | WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023

... underlying growth strategy in the annuities and life business units, which included its group portfolio and mergers and acquisitions strategy. "The appointment of a global head of product and centralised product management team is a crucial step in Bravura's ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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