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Centuria acquires Government headquarters

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Property group Centuria has acquired a building in Geelong and announced its chief executive of unlisted property funds will take on greater responsibilities following a management restructure late last year. Its subsidiary, Centuria Property Funds ...

VFMC appoints former Franklin Templeton MD

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
Former managing director and chair of Franklin Templeton Investments Australia, Maria Wilton, is joining the board of Victorian Funds Management Corporation. VFMC chair James MacKenzie announced the appointment yesterday and said Wilton would deepen ...

Sunsuper director steps down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... Queensland (CCIQ), Sunsuper's employer representative body, and a non-executive director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce (ACCI). Prior to that, she was the chief executive of the WorkPac Group and held senior management roles at Telstra and the ...

Group insurance awareness encouraging: MetLife

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
A new MetLife survey reveals almost 75% of working Australians are aware they have insurance within their superannuation and have actually reviewed it. The life insurer surveyed more than 1500 employees aged between 18 and 64-years-old, aiming to understand ...

Centuria Capital appoints Macquarie veteran to board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
Centuria Capital has appointed Macquarie's former risk management division director to its board. Evelyn Horton joins the board while also serving as a director at MLC Superannuation Trustees, Motor Accidents Insurance, Mission Australia and the Tasmanian ...

Vision Super names new life insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
Vision Super is welcoming a new life insurance provider from 1 January 2018. MLC Life Insurance will provide default life insurance cover to Vision Super's 10,000 member base for death, total and permanent disablement (TPD), and income protection. MLC ...

Listed mortgage broker joins forces with TAL

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
An ASX-listed mortgage broking firm has entered into a life insurance referral partnership with a TAL subsidiary. Under the new arrangement, Australian Finance Group's 2850 brokers will be able to refer life insurance to clients via TAL's Lifebroker ...

Planners divided on mental health advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
Mental health is an issue growing across Australia and the financial services industry is responding. AMP recently refreshed its mental health training program for financial advisers and the content now exceeds the minimum standards set by the Financial ...

TAL maintains life insurance market lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
TAL continues to hold the largest share of the $16.1 billion life insurance market in the 12 months to June, figures from Strategic Insight show. TAL recorded $2.9 billion in risk premiums, closely followed by AIA Australia with $2.3 billion in which ...

AFA launches mental health service

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers has partnered with one of Australia's largest providers of employment assistance programs to help its membership with mental health support services. AFA Care is a partnership with Davidson Trahaire Corpsych and ...