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Board addition strengthens strategic relationship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... significant opportunities to expand our alliance and drive growth for both companies." Kobayashi will also join Challenger's nomination committee. MS&AD recently received the green light from the Treasury to up its stake in Challenger. MS&AD Insurance ...

PM Capital LICs add director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
A former Citigroup managing director was appointed to the board of PM Capital's listed investment companies. Chris Knoblanche has joined the boards of PM Capital's Global Opportunities Fund and Asian Opportunities Fund as a non-executive director, with ...

Wills and BDBN raise adviser interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... technical services Yvonne Chu raised the question of what happens when a member dies without a binding death benefit nomination (BDBN). Another common question Chu comes across from financial advisers is how they help ensure the funds in an SMSF are ...

Magellan changes board responsibilities

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
Magellan Financial Group has made changes to board responsibilities, including a new deputy chair for the company. Hamish McLennan has been appointed as deputy chair of Magellan Financial Group, second to Hamish Douglass who is chair of the ASX-listed ...

MAX Awards 2019: Get voting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
The finalists for the 2019 Financial Standard MAX Awards have been named and voting is now open. Voting is now open for the annual MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards, recognising individuals, teams and organisations in the financial ...

Industry fund strengthens board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... the superannuation industry. Stuart Brades has also been appointed to the aviation industry fund's board. Brades is a nomination to the board by the ACTU. He is an air traffic controller in the Perth Tower and vice president of the Finance for the Civil ...

Treasury proposes standardised default insurance definitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's push to have standardised terms and definitions for group insurance is open for consultation until April 26. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is taking recommendation 4.13 from the Royal Commission's final report further by determining ...

Former Financial Wisdom adviser banned

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... Statements of Advice to clients; deleted records to conceal misconduct; and falsely witnessed signatures on death benefit nomination forms and arranged others to backdate and falsely witness these forms. Willmott has the right to appeal to the Administrative ...

Indigenous super access needs improvement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
Two years since AUSTRAC updated its guidance on overcoming identification issues for Indigenous people, there is more work to be done on the superannuation industry front. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck ...

ASIC bans former NAB, CBA advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... Nguyen, a Certified Financial Planner, had backdated advice documents to clients and incorrectly witnessed binding nomination of beneficiary forms. He also attempted to mislead the regulator by way of providing client files with documents that had been ...