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Every super fund should cover every occupation: FSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
The Financial Services Council is consulting on solutions for group insurance cover for members working in hazardous occupations after stapling. FSC said if a MySuper product's default life insurance cover has occupations-based exclusions, a member ...

La Trobe unveils two income products

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
La Trobe Financial Group has launched two products in a bid to combat the low interest rate environment. The first product, the 6 Month Notice Account, with a variable rate of 2.50% p.a. calculated monthly allows investors to access their funds with ...

Clime ousts Schafer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
Clime Investment Management executive Neil Schafer has been removed from the company by an overwhelming majority of votes. At the extraordinary general meeting on August 6, about 95% or 37.54 million shareholders voted in favour of removing Schafer ...

Westpac sells life insurance unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
Westpac has agreed to offload its life insurance business to TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia for about $900 million. Westpac is due to make a $1.3 billion post-tax loss from the sale. The cash consideration of $900 million includes ongoing payments to Westpac ...

Contango appoints two distribution leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
Contango Asset Management is expanding its distribution capabilities in appointing a new lead and head of retail. Andrew Aitken and Cameron Fitter have joined the ASX-listed fund manager, as first reported by sister publication Industry Moves. Aitken ...

Centrepoint names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
A former BT Financial Group executive will take the reins of Centrepoint Alliance from today. John Shuttleworth is the new chief executive of the ASX-listed firm, taking the place of Angus Benbow who left the industry in May. Shuttleworth held several ...

Goldman Sachs hires for family office offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
Goldman Sachs has made two key appointments to lead its planned private wealth offering in Australia. The firm is building a local private wealth team to serve family offices and ultra-high net worth individuals. Chris Kavanagh and Aaron Shirley have ...

Investment Trends adds to team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
The research house has hired an associate director, focused on the direct wealth space. Kurt Mayell joined Investment Trends on August 2. Mayell will lead a team of analysts focused on providing actionable market insights, competitive intelligence ...

Shadforth appoints Queensland head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
The advice group has appointed a head in Queensland, reporting to chief executive Terry Dillon. Steven Parry joined Shadforth Financial Group on August 2. He was most recently general manager at Integro Private Wealth. Prior to this he worked at BT ...

Milford adds to team

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
The $13 billion Trans-Tasman boutique had added two to its Australian distribution team, hiring from Macquarie and Bennelong Funds Management. Matt Bills has joined as Milford Asset Management as the regional manager for Victoria, South Australia and ...