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Bravura hires product manager from BT

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... software platform for superannuation, investments, life insurance and wraps. The role forms part of Bravura's wider strategic focus on the life insurance market within APAC and EMEA. The announcement comes shortly after Bravura announced the expansion ...

BlackRock launches smart beta ETF suite

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... market this strategy will underperform slightly, but that returns are strong over the long-term. The multifactor products focus more on generating alpha over the long-term with market-consistent risk. They focus on four factors: quality, value, size ...

Cities over countries for TH Real Estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
Understanding local, long-term structural trends is key to preserving investment value and unlocking performance growth in cities throughout the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific, according to TH Real Estate. The firm's head of global research Alice Breheny ...

LGIAsuper chair steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... November 30. She has served as chair since October 2014, during which she "led the fund's current business strategy and focus on a stronger governance structure through enhanced monitoring, performance and operations," according to LGIAsuper's statement. ...

Top tips to kill your advice business

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... organisms and they will die without nourishment, according to Kearney Group chief executive Paul Kearney. Speaking as part of a focus session at the 2016 AFA National Advisers Conference, Kearney took delegates through his top tips to murder their financial ...

Adviser reform about recovering social licence

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
Risk advisers must accept controversial reforms are about salvaging consumer trust and should unite to rebuild it rather than drive the industry apart, a panel of insurance industry stakeholders said on day two of the AFA's annual conference. Risk adviser ...

Advisers must know more than client history

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... alert to what is going on in their clients' whole lives." Entering its 10th anniversary, the AFA Foundation will primarily focus on fundraising at GenX, the Adviser Roadshow series and the National Adviser Conference. At each conference the AFA Foundation ...

Mercer appoints commercialisation director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... officer at Melbourne Business School. In his new role, he will report to Mercer client growth leader Mette Schepers and focus on distribution for Mercer's retirement income product, Mercer Lifetime Plus. In a recent Financial Standard interview, Mercer ...

La Trobe Financial launches retail platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... paperwork to effectively zero, and 24/7 access, anytime and anywhere. Our customer service motto for over 60 years has been to focus on our investors' interests first," Andrews said. La Trobe Financial chief executive and president Greg O'Neill said ...

Rimmer departs in EQT management shake-up

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... "Having the leaders of the two core TWS areas each reporting directly to the managing director will help establish a sharper focus on the customer segments, which is appropriate given their different growth drivers." "Blair will also report to Westley ...