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MLC bolsters group insurance team

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
MLC Life Insurance is renewing its focus on group insurance with five key appointments. MLC is expanding the team to include experienced price actuaries, insurance product experts and relationship managers all with institutional client experience. The ...

ANZ improves OneCare for advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
ANZ is enhancing its life insurance cover OneCare as part of the bank's "strengthened commitment" to financial advisers. OneCare will offer adviser and client improvements through three key updates including greater funding flexibility, improved client ...

IRESS appoints new CTO from IOOF

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
IRESS has appointed a new technology officer. Andrew Todd joins IRESS from IOOF, where he was chief information officer. Prior to that, he was chief information officer at Australian Wealth Management (which was subsequently acquired by IOOF). He has ...

Industry backs mental health education campaign PROP

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... tutorial on mental health. Setting the campaign apart from other existing initiatives, Prugue said that PROP's awareness focus is not centred on the one-in-four affected by mental illness but the three-in-four who do not experience depression or anxiety. ...

EM currencies potential alpha source

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
Debt denominated in local currencies in the emerging markets sector presents an interesting opportunity for Australian investors, according to Man GLG. Man GLG head of emerging market debt strategies, Guillermo Osses, believes that despite the recent ...

SMSFs combating low rates with hybrids

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... borrowing arrangements have led investors to wind up some of their related party loans in relation to financial assets and focus gearing on property," La Greca said. The number of direct property holders with a gearing arrangement in place also increased ...

Boutique advice firm joins Fortnum

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... successfully running a dealer group and overseeing the provision of client-centric financial advice." "Fortnum will support us to focus on growing the business while doing what we do best, which is look after our clients." Managing director of Fortnum ...

ETFs to reach $6 trillion by 2020

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... point. The growth of more complex ETFs is making it more difficult for promoters to test new products - especially when the focus remains on speed to market, rather than building a tailored approach to innovation, EY said. Ninety percent of survey respondents ...

New IOOF funds receive 'recommended' rating

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
The new MultiSeries funds launched by IOOF this week have each received a 'Recommended' rating from Lonsec. The researcher said that the IOOF MultiSeries 30, IOOF MultiSeries 50, IOOF MultiSeries 70 and IOOF MultiSeries 90 funds are all managed by a ...

Human centred workplaces needed: MetLife

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... and do all they can to attract and retain top talent," Stewart said. "This might mean considering benefit solutions that focus on improving staff resilience, relieving work stress and providing mental health programs that offer support in the workplace. ...