APPOINTMENT

Life/Risk

Major Australian wealth manager, MLC, has today appointed Michael Downey to the role of head of practice development....

Life/Risk

Life insurer, TAL, has appointed former CommInsure head of life product, Sally Phillips, to evolve its health services....

Funds management

Investment specialist Saxo Capital Markets has appointed former Deutsche Bank vice president as its Australian chief executive. ...

Financial planning

Government employee industry fund, LGS, appoints a new head of advice to increase its financial advice offering....

Financial planning

InterPrac Financial Planning is appointing former Capstone officer, Rae Stagbouer, as national advice manager....

Superannuation

To bolster national presence, HUB24 has appointed Greg Newman to the newly created role of regional manager for WA and SA....

Life/Risk

BT Financial Group has appointed Sue Houghton as general manager for insurance and will commence her role on 7 March....

Financial planning

NAB has announced the resignation of its group executive for finance and strategy and the appointment of its new CFO....

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO has been appointed as the inaugural Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman....

Funds management

Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed Luke Mandekic as its regional sales manager in Melbourne....

Financial planning

MLC has internally appointed Vanessa Rowe as general manager of MLC Direct to help with seamless end-to-end advice....

Superannuation

Telstra Super’s CIO, Jim Christensen, has been appointed as managing director for global multi-asset by his previous employer, QIC....

Financial planning

Dante De Gori has been announced as new FPA chief executive to succeed Mark Rantall who departs in February. ...

Financial planning

Two financial advisers have joined Fitzpatricks Private Wealth, citing their interest for self-employment and like-minded advisers....

Financial planning

Significant growth in adviser numbers over the last 12 months has prompted the Madison Financial Group to appoint Jaime Johns as national practice development manager....

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