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Sequoia makes three appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
Sequoia Financial Group announced the appointment of three executives to bolster its national advice network. Barry Strapps has joined as regional manager for South Australia and Western Australia. He joined InterPrac last year and prior to that worked ...

How to invest in China: Capital Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
China's slowing economy may have investors on edge as we ease into 2022, but there's still plenty of opportunities - so long as you know where to look, Capital Group says. Providing an investment outlook for 2022, Capital Group said investors must do ...

MLC Life adds to retail distribution team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
The life insurer has made a series of appointments to its retail distribution team in the hopes of strengthening its licensee and adviser relationships. Four new additions have been made, reporting to general manager of retail distribution partnerships ...

Climate science skills needed in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
As the COP26 summit continues, an industry body is calling on the need for greater climate science skills in the financial services industry. FINSIA believes without climate science skills, financial services organisations are at a great risk of negatively ...

Platform co-founder departs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
WealthO2's co-founder and chief executive has suddenly departed the company as two directors are appointed to the board. Shannon Bernasconi has left WealthO2 after six years at the helm. She previously left her role as managing director of Calastone ...

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 ...

Vanguard incentivises staff to get the jab

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
Vanguard is offering its US staff US$1000 ($1300) to get vaccinated against COVID-19. A spokesperson said the fund manager has no plans to roll out the incentive for its Australian workers as yet. "While Vanguard strongly encourages staff to get a COVID-19 ...

Evalesco acquires boutique firm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
Evalesco Financial Services recently finalised the acquisition of former Association of Financial Advisers national president Marc Bineham's advice firm. Evalesco, led by Marshall Brentnall, Jeff Thurecht and Jules Knox, has taken on Noall & Co's ...

Lumiant launches fact find module

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
Lumiant has launched a free module for its adviser customers to enhance its fact find process by including a survey to understand clients' ideal outcomes. The Your Life module includes statements based around Lumiant's eight dimensions of wellbeing ...

Fintechs settle legal stoush

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
Astute Wealth Advice and Lumiant have reached an agreement to settle an alleged copyright breach. According to AstuteWheel managing director Hans Egger, Lumiant has agreed to a number of actions set out in the Cease and Desist letter sent earlier this ...