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Wearables driving life insurance engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... key to engaging members with their life insurance. Since launching its fitness and wellness program four years ago with South African insurer Discovery, AIA Australia's Vitality leads the pack when engaging members with their life insurance policy. According ...

Investec unveils succession plan

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
Three of Investec's founding members will step down from their respective roles 40 years after establishing the South African bank and investment management firm. Investec Group chief executive Stephen Koseff, managing director Bernard Kantor, and risk ...

Financial Standard's top stories of 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... QSuper. 5. Insurance giant partners to combine life and health (24 May) AIA Australia joined forces with health fund GMHBA and South African company Discovery; the three will work under the new brand myOwn and offer both life and health insurance, along ...

Bravura inks major international deal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... represents the fifth major international transaction for Bravura in the last twelve months, signing a long-term contact with South African based Discovery Limited for the implementation of Sonata in November, an agreement with $4.7 billion Scotland-based ...

Males dominate ASX200 top job

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... the Asia Pacific, 59 in Europe, 54 in North America, 17 in Africa, 11 in Latin America and five in the Middle East. New South Wales remains the hub of the major companies, with almost half (47%) located in the Sydney metro area. The rest are based in ...

Morningstar secures $337bn portfolio disclosure commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... executives' age, tenure, and compensation structures. A 2015 Morningstar report ranked Australia equal last with South Africa out of 25 countries for transparency. Wickham also said the company was looking at introducing a financial adviser Best Interests ...

Fund managers' transparency poor: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... executives' age, tenure, and compensation structures. A 2015 Morningstar report ranked Australia equal last with South Africa out of 25 countries for transparency. Lajbcygier said monthly portfolio holdings data will allow stakeholders to examine and ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... revolutionary, philanthropist and peacemaker, Zelda worked as Mandela's presidential aide when he was the president of South Africa. She told the audience how important punctuality was to him, recalling the time he spent 20 minutes of his keynote speech ...

Investec to take on Aussie ABL sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... Furqan Badri," Beissel said. The Investec Group has been involved in the ABL market for over a decade in the UK and South Africa.

Modern Silk Road presents investment jewel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... construction and upgrading of rail-networks. Comprising land and maritime trade routes connecting China with Central Asia, South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, the Middle East, Africa and Europe, the overall infrastructure investment is expected ...