MLC

Financial planning

Since the acquisition of MLC, the firm has focused on organisational design which has resulted in its chief information officer leaving IOOF....

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Life/Risk

Risk advisers need to ensure their clients know that level premiums are not a guarantee and what to expect when their first-year discounts expire, according to life insur...

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People & Products

MLC Asset Management has appointed Laura Hotaling as portfolio manager to its private equity team, building on several senior appointments announced earlier this year....

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People & Products

Gillian Wilson has been appointed as portfolio manager of Antares Fixed Income, commencing from 13 September, 2021....

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Funds management

The firm posted an underlying profit after tax increase of 19.2% despite drops in revenue for advice and investment management for FY21....

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People & Products

Colonial First State has hired Anthony Lane from MLC as its group chief risk officer as it continues its senior leadership appointments spree....

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Life/Risk

Risk specialist advisers will have a tough time growing new business as the life insurance market continues to shrink and the cost of advice continues to rise....

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Financial planning

Already having difficulties accessing advice, stapling could add to the challenges younger generations face in getting the right financial products....

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Financial planning

The last quarter of the 2021 financial year saw IOOF lose 33 self-employed advisers leading to an outflow of $2.2 billion but this was marginally offset by inflows of $0....

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Features

As we enter a new financial year, Laura Dew explores the year that was and which asset classes performed best over the period. ...

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Funds management

There are four funds set to benefit from the completion of the acquisition of MLC Wealth by IOOF from National Australia Bank, which makes it Australia’s largest wealth m...

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Financial planning

The acquisition has doubled the size of the IOOF business to $494 billion in funds under management and will see a single senior leadership and management structure in pl...

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People & Products

Kristian Zimmermann has been appointed as co-head of private equity, while Rachael Lockyer has joined as a portfolio manager....

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Funds management

IOOF’s bid to acquire MLC, including NULIS Nominees, has been approved by the prudential regulator, and is working towards a completion date of 31 May, 2021....

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People & Products

The financial advice technology firm has appointed MLC group executive advice, Geoff Rogers, to the role who will begin in June....

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