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North expands adviser support with new hire

VINNY VUCAGO | MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026

AMP North has appointed a head of business development and national sales manager as it focuses on expanding adviser support and distribution capabilities. AMP North has appointed Kristen Lennis-Harvey as head of business development and national sales ...

Generation Life, PPS Mutual make senior distribution hires

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026

Generation Life and PPS Mutual are bolstering their distribution teams with senior hires. Generation Life named Robert Coulter as national key accounts manager, joining from Allianz Retire+ where he served as head of key accounts. Coulter will focus ...

Acenda announces two C-suite appointments

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026

Acenda has expanded its executive team with the appointments of a chief growth officer and chief product officer. Current chief executive of individual business for Acenda, Gerard Kerr, was named chief growth officer, while Dean Mulheron will step into ...

Colonial First State, AIA agree $140m class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025

Colonial First State and AIA Australia will pay a combined $140 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by hundreds of thousands of super fund members who paid excessive insurance fees. The class action was launched by Shine Lawyers in January ...

TAL nabs AIA strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025

TAL Austalia has recruited a senior investment strategy and portfolio manager from rival AIA Australia. John Archer was at AIA for two years, joining from CommInsure where he spent 17 years, most recently as the executive manager of investment strategy. ...

Colonial First State completes group insurance review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024

Following a review of its group insurance arrangements, Colonial First State (CFS) has renewed its mandate with AIA. Under the renewed agreement, AIA will continue to provide insurance cover for the 200,000 CFS FirstChoice Employer Super, Essential ...

Resolution Life Australasia adds to partnerships, product team

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024

Resolution Life Australasia has appointed Dean Mulheron to the role of chief product and marketing officer, supported by the new head of marketing and partnerships, Nathan Taggart. Mulheron, who joined the company almost three years ago as its chapter ...

MetLife Australia hires chief operating officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024

The life insurer is welcoming a former CommInsure and AIA senior executive to the role. MetLife Australia has confirmed the appointment of Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur to the position of chief operating officer, effective this week. Lacheur joins from AIA ...

AIA welcomes new group partnerships lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023

The life insurer has appointed a new general manager, group partnerships who brings previous experience at CommInsure and OnePath. George Stavliotis has been named in the role, in which he will be responsible for managing AIA's client development team ...

Equity Trustees names super head

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023

Equity Trustees has appointed Andrew Godfrey as executive general manager of its Superannuation Trustees Services business. Godfrey replaces Mark Blair, who successfully transformed the company's strategy to concentrate on independent outsourced trusteeship ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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