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28 November 2019 • By Sarah Simpkins • 1 min read

Munich Re appoints local business development head

Munich Re has hired Alex Francois as its new head of business development for its savings and investment business in Australia and New Zealand

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More heads could roll at IOOF

Since undertaking a leadership review six months ago, IOOF has appointed two new executives and it has cycled through two chief risk officers – but ...

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Westpac opens the emergency exit for retail investors

Westpac will provide a withdrawal option for retail investors who applied for shares in its $500 million share purchase plan prior to AUSTRAC airing ...

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Westpac heads to face accountability law

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has confirmed Westpac’s leadership team will be examined against the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR)

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QE ‘not on the agenda’: Lowe

RBA Governor Philip Lowe has poured water on the prospects of quantitative easing (QE), saying Australia “shouldn’t forget about fiscal policy” to ...

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Westpac allegations ‘appalling’: Lowe

RBA Governor Philip Lowe has called on Westpac to raise its standards as other banks scramble to avoid the same fate. “We demand very high ...

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Super merger mania could hurt members: Bennelong

Diversity needs to be preserved as the consolidation trend in superannuation accelerates, a fund manager has warned, fearing regulators’ pressure on ...

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VanEck predicts more rate cuts in 2020

Interest rates will remain lower for longer in Australia and globally as several structural factors combine to produce near economic stagnation, ...

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‘We’re taking bets’: Industry fund puts $1bn on VC

The CEO of an industry super fund has explained how the group will invest $1 billion of member funds in venture capital “bets” including online ...

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KeyInvest adds more options to funeral bond

KeyInvest has introduced three additional investment options to its funeral bond to offer greater investment flexibility for new investors in the ...

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