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MLC Life hires general manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
MLC Life Insurance has appointed a new lead for its life insurance portfolio, overseeing product, pricing and retail. Bozenna Hinton started in her new role of general manager of product pricing and retail insurance proposition on May 3. Hinton is responsible ...

New partnership for BC Investment Group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
BC Investment Group has partnered with Novatti to launch a new banking business in Australia. Payments company Novatti confirmed the $15 million strategic partnership in an announcement to the ASX. Once regulatory approval is granted, Novatti will be ...

Chief economist update: Low for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
Latest inflation figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) underscore both the Reserve Bank of Australia's prescience and governor Philip Lowe's expectation that the official cash rate will remain low until at least 2024. ...

Commissions likely to stay: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
The coalition has hinted that it will not eradicate commissions paid on life insurance products, acknowledging that financial advisers' bottom line has struggled since the introduction of the Life Insurance Framework reforms. While the government's ...

ClearView adds advice growth role

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
ClearView Wealth has appointed a former Australian Unity Financial Advice executive to the newly created role of head of business growth. ClearView has welcomed Tony Mantineo to the role, previously general manager of business growth at Australian Unity ...

Honan launches reinsurance offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
Honan has announced it will enter the reinsurance market through the launch of Honan Re. Honan Re commenced operations in April 2021, based in Singapore and headed by Honan Asia managing director Eliza White. It will offer facultative reinsurance solutions ...

ClearView bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
Listed financial services company ClearView Wealth has made a key appointment to its life insurance team. Nick Kulikov has been appointed to the newly created position of head of product and pricing. In the new role he will be responsible for ClearView's ...

Turnbull calls out Wilson, Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has turned on his former colleagues, Tim Wilson and Andrew Bragg, saying their proposal to give people access to super to spend in the housing market is "just wrong". Speaking with Industry Super Australia chair ...

Possible delay for SG rise: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
The government has hinted heavily that the legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee will be delayed as Australians need more capital throughout their working life. Speaking at the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia's National Policy ...

AMP Capital still being dressed up for sale

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
With the sale of AMP Capital still on the table, AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari has addressed the asset management business' cultural issues and hinted at who would take over its leadership. De Ferrari assumed direct leadership of AMP ...