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FSC names acting chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... November 2011 and February 2018. His other roles include working as the head of government and industry affairs for wealth at Westpac and serving as a director on the Gateway Network Governance Body. FSC chair David Bryant said as deputy chief executive ...

Risk inflows marginally recover

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... NobleOak led the growth with 70.8%, followed by AIA (18.9%), ClearView (7%), Zurich (5.6%) and TAL (5.1%). Meanwhile, BT/Westpac recorded a 20.2% decline and Resolution also experienced a slight decrease in growth (2.8%). Annual risk sales declined 6% ...

BT confirms changes to super business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... understood. However, the spokesperson said the process of reviewing the super business is ongoing. "We have been very open that Westpac does not believe it is the long-term natural owner of the superannuation business and we have previously said we are ...

Westpac sells life insurance unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... transaction will provide exciting opportunities for our people and, on completion, we also look forward to welcoming the Westpac Life team to TAL." Westpac group executive specialist businesses and group strategy Jason Yetton said: "This transaction ...

Vanguard incentivises staff to get the jab

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... measure. We continuously assess measures we have in place in relation to vaccinations," the spokesperson said. This week, Westpac announced that it launched a pilot program to help its employees and their households in eight Sydney Local Government Areas ...

Data to improve TPD outcomes: ASIC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... capability for insurance in superannuation. The nine insurers include AIA, AMP, Hannover, MetLife, MLC, QInsure, TAL, Westpac and Zurich which account for around 75% of the TPD market. "Important areas for improvement remain, such as better ways to store ...

HUB24 appoints chief product officer, director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... has appointed MLC's former group executive, platforms to the inaugural role of chief product officer and added a former Westpac executive to its board. Darren Stevens was in the role at MLC for less than 12 months and was responsible for the platform ...

BT Super for Life ups insurance premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... trustee board, as David Plumb retired after more than a decade. McGrath was the general manager of retail banking for Westpac from 2012 to 2015 and general manager of customer service at BT from 2008 to 2010.

Westpac sells NZ life business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
Westpac announced the sale of its New Zealand life insurance arm, finding a buyer in Fidelity Life Assurance, which is backed by NZ Super Fund. The institution is selling the life insurance division for NZ$400 million ($373 million) in addition to a ...

Chief economist update: It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... reading of 107.2 remains well-above its long-term average of 101.4 and is 14.5% higher than it was a year earlier. As per Westpac, "Jobs confidence' is still positive, the index was coming off its best read in a decade in May". But, as Ella Fiztgerald ...