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You got me at like: Advisers tap social to retain clients

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... facilitator of the conference panel session, said there's a lot to gain from taking social media as a legitimate business channel for advisers. "There are 15 million Australians who are actively using Facebook (or about 60% of the total population). ...

FPA finds Sam Henderson guilty

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... was a regular television figure, hosting SKY's 'Your Money, Your Call' and appearing as a finance expert on Channel 10's 'The Project' and Channel 9's 'The Today Show'. He copped a testy hearing at the Royal Commission ...

Analysts await next Magellan move

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
Ratings houses have taken a broadly positive view on Hamish Douglass' decision to step down as chief executive of Magellan. On October 4 Douglass essentially swapped roles with the firm's chair Brett Cairns with Cairns appointed chief executive. ...

Industry fund names member services lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
A $50 billion superannuation fund has promoted from within to appoint its new head of member services. Rest has appointed Naomi Scott to lead its member services capability. She replaces Amelia Butler who left the fund in May. Scott was previously national ...

TAL hired private investigator to follow claimant: Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... income protection. The registered nurse took out an income protection insurance policy with TAL in 2009 through the retail channel. She answered in the negative to having any mental health conditions; to having missed work for more than five days due ...

Link expands in Europe

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
A Link Fund Solutions third-party was granted a license to act as a UCITS Management Company and Authorised Alternative Investment Fund Manager by Luxembourg's financial sector regulator. The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) awarded ...

Confidence remains in face of regulatory headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
Increased regulation is the biggest challenge facing asset managers today, followed closely by rising costs and decreased profit margins. Despite such headwinds, confidence in the ability to perform remains high, latest research shows. According to ...

Direct life insurance failing consumers: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... design of life insurance products. The Commission's background papers citing ASIC 2015 data shows the group distributional channel sold the highest number of policies (14 million), followed by direct channels (3.9 million) and advisers (4 million).

Foreign owners take over life insurance: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... capital, together with a longer-term investment horizon. KPMG actuarial and financial risk partner Hoa Bui said: "From a channel perspective it remains to be seen whether Australia will finally see an improved performance of the bancassurance channel ...

Industry fund contract under works at Link

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... developed a "next-generation" end-to-end banking platform that facilitates lending, deposit taking, card issuance and digital channel design, Link said. For Link, it means the providing a modern adaptable platform to expand the addressable market of ...