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Insurer names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... financial officer. McCormack has been with MLC Life for over a decade, holding a number of senior roles. From October 2015 to August 2018 he served as chief operating officer, before being appointed chief retail insurance officer and then chief of group ...

Advice associations join forces

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... the AIFOP annual membership fees where the cost for the combined membership will not exceed the current price. Back in August the AIOFP called for opt-in provisions to be removed as they have increased the entry-level cost for clients to receive advi ...

Man GLG launches Asia strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... equities strategy headed by its newest portfolio manager. Andrew Swan joined the group as head of Asia (ex-Japan) equities in August and will lead the high conviction, long-only strategy. The strategy will have an active share of at least 70% with positions ...

Magnolia bids for real estate agency

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... services. For FY2019, AU1 made $31.3 million in revenue (up from 86% from the prior year) but made a $7.8 million loss. In August of last year, AU1 completed a private placement of $1.1 million with Magnolia and Honan Insurance Group. The bidder has ...

IOOF abandons AET sale

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
IOOF yesterday said it won't be pursuing an offer to buy its retail trustee Australian Executor Trustee business. On August 31, IOOF said it had received an expression of interest for AET. "IOOF has considered the expression of interest and confirms ...

Chief economist update: Australia is out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... - in lockdown during the period. "Victoria was the exception, with the state implementing stage 4 restrictions in early August due to a spike in COVID-19 cases." Household consumption sans Victoria contributed four percentage points to the September ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... in the recent one - compared with its trumpeting of China's good fortune each and every monthly board meeting since August this year when discussing the global backdrop. This is because an all-out trade war with China will make the RBA's task ...

Charter Hall REIT adds director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... investors with stable and secure income," Charter Hall Group chief executive David Harrison said. AMP Capital announced in August that it had promoted AMP Capital Real Estate chief operating officer and managing director separate accounts Kylie O'Connor ...

AMP Capital drops fees on listed property fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... sustainable share fund, after its portfolio managers Genevieve Murray and Emily Woodland announced their resignations in August. It said has since started to rebuild the ESG team with a view of extending its focus beyond equities and to other asset classes. ...

End of the road for advice qualifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level 6. According to the Monarch Institute, the paraplanning course was finalised in August 2020. Commenting, PwC's Skills for Australia said: "This qualification reflects the role of paraplanners who provide ...