Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 981 - 990 of 4631 results for "Executive of"

Life insurer chief executive retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
The founding chief executive of one of Australia's life insurance providers is retiring after more than 40 years in the industry. Integrity Life has announced its chief executive Chris Powell will retire in the middle of the year, appointing chief financial ...

Coronavirus no match for Future Fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Future Fund chief investment officer Raphael Arndt is confident Australia's sovereign wealth fund can handle the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, thanks to its diversification. Appearing before the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation ...

Fight for MySuper advice fees kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
Financial advice industry groups are being joined by superannuation funds in a fight to retain the ability to charge advice fees to MySuper members as the government implements recommendations from the Royal Commission. Draft legislation currently open ...

Challenger recruits Generation Life co-chiefs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... Challenger's annuities products among financial advisers. The duo will report to Angela Murphy, Challenger's chief executive of distribution, product and marketing, and are expected to start next month. Challenger declined to comment on the appointment. ...

Unsatisfied HESTA members head for exit

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... the damaging health effects of climate change. Healthy Futures co-founder Kate Lardner wrote to Debby Blakey, chief executive of HESTA, airing the group's concerns about the health consequences of Australia's recent bushfire season. "In light ...

Super funds snub millions of Aussies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... of survey respondents said businesses would gain their loyalty with more accommodations. Elizabeth Compton, chief executive of LanguageLoop said in an environment where it's very hard for businesses to distinguish themselves in a crowded market, this ...

Freedom Insurance appoints liquidators

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... revealed it had sold insurance to man with Down syndrome. In November, it hired as its chair Vamos, former chief executive of Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). In December that year, it cut its life insurance business after a Deloitte ...

Wells Fargo coughs up $4.5 billion

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
Wells Fargo will fork out $4.5 billion to resolve the fake account scandal that has continued to rattle the world's fourth largest bank since 2016. The $4.5 billion (US$3 billion) settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and ...

Morgan Stanley acquires E*TRADE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... best-in-class product and service offerings to support the full spectrum of wealth." James Gorman, chair and chief executive of Morgan Stanley, said the acquisition represents an extraordinary growth opportunity. "The combination adds an iconic brand ...

Super chief opposes SG increase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
The chief executive of a $5.5 billion industry superannuation fund has spoken out against increasing the superannuation guarantee to 12% in a submission to the Retirement Income Review. Prime Super chief executive Lachlan Baird said that while most ...