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ClearView launches risk product suite

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... do business with," he said. The listed financial services company will also unveil its new life insurance platform in October, which will include a new adviser and customer portal, policy administration system and underwriting rules engine. General manager ...

MFS hunts new retail lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... Zealand at the end of the month. He has been with MFS since 2013, having initially joined as head of platforms. Effective October 1, he will be managing director, equities within MFS' Investment Solutions Group (ISG) in London. Commenting on the move ...

NZ Super Fund adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... join the board of the $57 billion New Zealand Super Fund. David McClatchy starts his five-year term on the board from October 1. McClatchy relocates to New Zealand following a series of executive roles in financial services, superannuation and insurance ...

Class gifts employees leave to fight burnout

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... at a time, encouraging staff to rest and recharge with collective days off. The first collective day off is on Friday, October 1, so staff will get to enjoy an extra-long weekend and the second scheduled day off is on Friday, November 12. The firm said ...

AMP reduces super fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
Members of AMP's super products will see savings across both administration and investment fees from October, with some set to make significant savings. As a result of consolidating its superannuation products from 11 to three, AMP's MySuper ...

New head of institutional at T. Rowe Price

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... institutional for Australia and New Zealand, formerly of AXA Investment Managers. Craig Hurt steps into the position, effective October 5. Based in Sydney, Hurt will report to T. Rowe Price head of distribution for Australia and New Zealand Darren Hall. ...

ASIC prepares advisers for DDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... the new Design and Distribution Obligations regime, warning that there should be no surprises when it kicks into gear on October 5. The corporate regulator said it will take a "reasonable approach" once the reforms take place providing that advisers ...

Former super fund chief defends tenure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... and NRLW in February of this year. According to the SMH, this three-year deal cost about $3 million and was executed in October 2020, when the fund was already in talks with TWUSUPER to merge. The SMH also reported that several other sponsorships undertaken ...

DDO nil-reporting rule scrapped

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... excluded conduct, consistent with the original intention of excluded conduct". The looming DDO regime, due to commence on October 5, essentially requires product manufacturers and distributors (in this case advisers) to keep the customer front and centre ...

ME Bank faces criminal charges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... customer communications over a two year period ending September 2018. These issues were self-reported by ME to ASIC in October 2018 and remediation paid to all affected customers in 2019 was approximately $105,000. BOQ Group was aware of this matter ...