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Neuberger Berman makes senior hire

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
Neuberger Berman has expanded its institutional relationship team with the appointment of a vice president - institutional business. With more than 10 years' experience working with institutional investors, Maxine Kraut will join the Melbourne based ...

ANZ rings in insurance updates

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
ANZ Wealth has announced a range of updates to its insurance offerings with key focuses on affordability, product awareness and simplicity, and the relationship between financial advisers and their clients. From today customers at OneCare who have combined ...

MetLife makes two senior hires

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
MetLife has appointed a senior manager, innovation and a head of Melbourne office. New innovation manager Brenton Charnley joins Metlife from KPMG Australia, where he held the same role. He has held several other management and consulting roles with ...

Citi to roll out voice biometric authentication

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... months. Within three years it is aiming for three million. "The voice biometrics authentication capability underscores Citi's focus on technology to better serve our customers. We know that remembering different PINs and answering multiple questions ...

Australia joining global retirement focus: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... share registry will tell you the importance and interest in Australia's superannuation system moving from an accumulation focus to retirement income. Speaking at a Ranstad Lecture Series event in Sydney yesterday, Benari said about four years ago 8% ...

IOOF awards Australian large cap mandate

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... manager Dan Farmer added: "Ralton has a solid track record of generating strong, long-term returns for investors with a keen focus on delivering tax-effective income. "We are delighted to work with Andrew and his team and have them join our list of high ...

Focus Financial looking for more local partners

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Having announced their first Australian investment last week, Focus Financial Partners is hoping to partner with more Australian firms who are looking for a partner rather than just an investor. Raijini Kodialam, co-founder and managing director of ...

FSC releases policy priorities for next parliament

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... nearly 500,000 people, FSC chief executive Sally Loane said: "Unsurprisingly the FSI's recommendations are a significant focus of our policies." "The FSI demonstrated that Australia's world-leading financial system is stable, secure and innovative," ...

Advisers leading ETF investment charge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... particular view," Mr Sherman said. "Active managers often use ETFs as a way of taking a broad market position, while they focus on their areas of specialty, which could be anything from Australian small-caps to global tech shares. The advantage ETFs ...

Competitive forces driving US pension fees down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... negotiations with fund providers. A string of lawsuits attacking companies for using plans with high charges has also put the focus on lower-priced options. The Wall Street Journal said a new Labor Department rule that holds financial advisers to higher ...