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Future Generation LIC appoints CEO

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
The ASX-listed Future Generation Investment Company has appointed Louise Walsh as chief executive for a three-year term. Walsh is already chief executive at the Future Generation Global Investment Company, which is also ASX-listed, and is highly regarded ...

Narev apologetic in face of CommInsure allegations

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev has issued a statement of apology in the face of fresh allegations of unethical conduct within the financial services giant, this time within its insurance arm. A joint Four Corners and Fairfax investigation ...

Zurich buys Macquarie Life

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
Macquarie Group has entered into an agreement to sell its Macquarie Life insurance business to Zurich Australia. The deal will see Zurich's in force premiums go from $370 million to roughly $610 million, effectively increasing the size of the life business ...

BT awarded Life Company of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
BT Financial Group has been awarded 2015 Life Company of the Year at a ceremony hosted by Plan for Life and the Association of Financial Advisers in Sydney last night. BTFG collected three of 13 awards on offer, also winning the Income Protection Award ...

New how-to guide for ESG reporting

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
The Financial Services Council and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors believe 13% of ASX 200 companies currently fail to provide meaningful information on sustainability factors and a further 17% provide only basic information. In turn ...

FIIG appoints new WA director

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... Bruce as director - Western Australia. In his new role Bruce will be responsible for growing FIIG's business in WA with a focus on middle markets, private clients and intermediaries. His first task will be to oversee the recruitment of new staff to support ...

Mercer issues super fund imperatives

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
A superannuation industry consultant believes that in 2016, fund investment strategies will need to have a stronger focus on individual members with tailored asset allocations based on demographics. As part of a wide-ranging paper that addresses Mercer's ...

Joyce Phillips leaves in ANZ restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
ANZ has announced it is simplifying its wealth management business, with group executive wealth, marketing and innovation Joyce Phillips departing in the process. The group's full year 2015 results showed the Global Wealth division contributed 8% to ...

Women on boards tracking well: AMP Capital

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... directors, they present fewer characteristics of poor governance," Halliday said. She added AMP Capital encourages companies to focus on developing their senior women and addressing unconscious bias by casting the net more widely when making appointments. ...

New FPA chief steps up

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... towards a better financial future for all Australians," De Gori said. "In many ways it's business as usual at the FPA. Our focus, dedication and drive to secure the right outcomes remain the same. Building consumer trust is a high priority and something ...