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MetLife COO departs, replaced by former TAL exec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
MetLife has appointed former TAL head of customer service and operations Luke Banfield as its new chief operating officer. Banfield replaces Michael Henderson, who has left the company. MetLife has also appointed Tim Tez to the newly-created role of ...

CBA 'open-minded' about Bitcoin

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief executive Ian Narev has countered the notion that the banking sector is "oblivious" to Bitcoin. Speaking at an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Sydney this week, Narev said the bank is open-minded about ...

Custodians make managers more accountable: BNP Paribas

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
Super funds wondering whether to sack an underperforming fund manager are increasingly taking advantage of the deep look-through and risk analysis capabilities provided by their custodians. According to Madhu Gayer, BNP Paribas Securities Services head ...

BT grows life insurance team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
BT has made two additions to the executive team of its insurance business, one from MLC and one from Suncorp Life. Former MLC national insurance manager Russell Hannah is BT's new regional manager for New South Wales and the ACT. He will lead the business ...

QE forever and ever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... enough (and so the small teenie weenie bounce)? Nah, it wasn't that. It was what A St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said around lunchtime that sent the S&P into positive territory... around lunchtime. "We have to make sure inflation ...

ISA proposes new restrictions on retail super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
Retail funds should be banned from providing default super to employers who bank with them, according to Industry Super Australia (ISA) chief executive David Whiteley. He also argued they should also be banned from paying shareholder dividends until ...

Smileys Scholarship applications close tomorrow

STAFF REPORTER  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... this year, and was featured in our cover story on FS Advice. Previous Smileys recipients have also been profiled including James Sutherland, Naomi Rosenthal, and Marshall Brentnall. Applications take less than 15 minutes and can be done online. Applicants ...

BNP Paribas custody MD resigns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
BNP Paribas Securities Services managing director Peter Baker has resigned and will leave the company on Friday. Baker, who had spent 10 months in the role, informed the executive team of his decision to leave the firm this week. Financial Standard ...

Govt moves to repeal super payslip disclosure rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
The government is moving to repeal a law requiring employers to disclose on employee payslips the amount of superannuation contributed and the date at which the contribution will be made. This move, however, will not remove super contributions from ...

Fraser and Hewson support ANU's right to divest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
A group of investors and prominent Australians, including former prime minister Malcolm Fraser and former Liberal leader John Hewson, have signed a statement supporting the Australian National University's right to divest from companies. The statement ...