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NSW government insurance arm appoints new chief after incumbent moves to QBE

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
The $30 billion insurance arm of the New South Wales government, icare, has appointed a new chief executive after the previous chief took on the top role at QBE Insurance. John Nagle will lead icare on an interim basis, having previously been group ...

Siri and Alexa: The future of banking?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
Using artificial intelligence to do all your personal and business banking from the comfort of your own home may be closer than you realise, NAB predicts. NAB executive general manager, digital and innovation Jonathan Davey said the proliferation of ...

Chief economist update: Bond sell bomb shell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
Bill Gross - known as the "king of bonds" - has recently dropped a bombshell, or in this case, a bond sell. The Financial Times reports that: "The Janus Henderson manager said the $2.2bn Global Unconstrained Bond Fund has taken a short position on Treasuries ...

TAL forms medical advisory board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
Life insurer TAL has formed a specialist board to strengthen its in-house health and medical capabilities. The Specialist Advisory Board comprises medical experts who advise on cardiology, respiratory conditions, neurology, oncology, endocrinology ...

Financial advice crucial to industry fund members: Cbus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... the financial planner. The initial fact find is free of charge, and any fees for advice are agreed with the member in advance. Members may also be eligible to have the advice fees deducted directly from their superannuation account. Since its inception ...

Powerwrap, OneVue vets join MGP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 JAN 2018
Managed Account Holdings is welcoming a former Powerwrap sales lead and a former head of compliance from OneVue as it continues to capitalise on its acquisition of Linear. Richard Carr has joined MGP as a business development manager to aid the growth ...

Deutsche Asset Management rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... structure demonstrates the long-term commitment of Deutsche Bank to our business while giving us the operational autonomy to advance our growth strategy." Deutsche Asset Management has EUR 711 billion ($1.1 trillion) of assets under management.

Former Moneywise duo launch advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... difference to our lives, those who work with us, to our clients lives, to the companies we work for and will also, as a result, advance and improve the profession of financial advice in Australia," Mann and Navarro said. "We will always do the right ...

Males dominate ASX200 top job

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
The chiefs of Australia's largest blue-chip companies are typically highly educated males based in Sydney and boast international work experience, a Robert Half analysis shows. Only 12 out of the top 200 ASX-listed companies were led by women. One-third ...

AXA IM appoints APAC lead for real assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... of AXA IM - Real Assets, Isabelle Scemama said: "These two new appointments further strengthen our global platform and advance our ambitions to expand internationally by providing us with a new senior deal maker in Europe, our largest territory and where ...