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Hostplus freezes premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
As life insurance premiums continue to soar, industry fund Hostplus has managed to negotiate a premium freeze for members. The $48 billion super fund has secured a three-year freeze, which will maintain the current rate of death and total and permanent ...

AMP names incidents, issues lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... part of our ongoing commitment to strong governance," an AMP spokesperson said. Synchron's former general manager of legal, risk and compliance Michael Jones moved to AMP recently. He is now the head of risk and control for advice. The firm recently ...

MLC Wealth general manager jumps to Ashurst

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... consulting business and I look forward to adding further value to broaden the offering to complement the firm's core legal services," Baker said. "Financial services organisations are facing into more change and complexity than ever, particularly ...

Mayfair 101 promises investors pie in the sky

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... released, and the long-awaited rejuvenation of the region." Mayfair 101 has appointed Ashurst Lawyers to assist in this latest legal stoush.

Consortium eyes Link Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... proposal, including obtaining advice from Macquarie Capital and UBS, its financial advisers, and Herbert Smith Freehills its legal adviser. "Shareholders do not need to take any action in relation to the proposal. It should be noted that there is no ...

Evans Dixon to rebrand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... as his investment committee position for Evans & Partners Australian Flagship Fund (EFF). The group is currently facing a legal battle with ASIC, which alleges that subsidiary Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services engaged in 126 breaches of best interests ...

DTCC launches advisory service

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... settlement, asset servicing, data management and trade reporting. DTCC in Australia provides trade reporting services via its legal entity, DTCC Data Repository (Singapore) Pte. DTCC holds the first Australian derivative trade repository (ADTR) licence ...

MLC Life hires wealth and partnerships lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... responsible for acquiring new fund partners and managing relationships with existing partners. She previously held product and legal roles at AIA Australia and CommInsure. The other general manager appointments were: Fiona Guscott was named general manager ...

AMP, former employee settle

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... Cook's summary dismissal will be re-characterised as a termination with notice." Cook has since moved on to founding her own legal firm, Baker Cook Advisory, focusing on corporate governance, risk, culture and crisis management. Cook started working ...

Budget commitment to aged care not good enough

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced the government will commit more than $1.6 billion to provide support to the country's ageing Australians, but experts say the measures don't go far enough. The Treasurer announced the record funding would ...