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BT Financial Group wins Life Company of the Year

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... market share and growth over the past three years. BTFG also won the Income Protection Award for its Income Protection Plus Plan and the Client Services Team award for its claims division. OnePath won the Term/TPD and Trauma awards; CommInsure won for ...

New head of advice for industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund welcomed a new head of financial advice. Tim Poole, a former leader within the fund's planning team, has been promoted to the newly restructured financial advice division. Poole joined Australian ...

Fight for workplace equality and diversity far from over

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
Those already in positions of power in the workplace have a responsibility to make room for women to step up. That is the view of the Association of Financial Advisers' outgoing chief executive Brad Fox, as shared during a panel discussion at an International ...

AMP Capital wins $100m government mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
AMP Capital was awarded a $100 million mandate from the federal government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation. CEFC invested the funds into AMP Capital's Wholesale Office Fund, which is targeting carbon neutrality by 2030. AMP Capital is also planning ...

False ASIC licensing claims lead to closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
A Melbourne-based financial planner closed his website following an investigation by ASIC. Stephen Burgin, an authorised representative of Interprac Financial Planning, falsely claimed to be a 'senior ASIC licenced adviser' and an 'ASIC licenced fractional ...

BTIM strengthens risk and operations divisions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
BT Investment Management Australia will welcome a new chief risk officer. Mark Coles has been appointed to the role, bringing more than 20 years' experience in banking, investments, asset management, structuring private equity transactions and acquisitions. ...

AFA chief executive steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers will welcome Philip Kewin as its new chief executive following the planned succession of Brad Fox. Kewin, a former financial adviser and former Zurich executive, will become the AFA chief executive on March 20. ...

Former QBE chief joins NSW insurance fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
The former chief executive of QBE in Australia and New Zealand will take on a senior role at icare, the NSW workers' compensation fund which was rebranded following the merging of its investment functions with TCorp. Tim Plant joins icare as group executive ...

Global advice group becomes investment bank

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
One of the world's largest financial planning groups has received its investment banking licence and will commence operations in that capacity "in a matter of weeks." DeVere Group's investment bank will be licensed and regulated by the Financial Services ...

We have made mistakes: CBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... it does not reoccur and the senior executive responsible for the relevant business. As part of the Government's six-point plan and bank reform initiatives, Elliott said ANZ has cut card rates by up to 200 basis points and appointed Colin Neave as a customer ...