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Comyn promises personal accountability

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
CBA chief executive Matt Comyn told the financial services Royal Commission how he plans to overhaul the bank that was "once great" under his leadership, but flagged there might be "missteps" along the way. Comyn admitted that the pursuit of financial ...

Royal Commission puts bonuses on notice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
Latest research from Macquarie University uncovers flaws in the use of balanced scorecards to determine remuneration. It comes as Australia's biggest bank bosses face the Royal Commission. According to researchers from the university's Applied ...

KPMG hires from Macquarie

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
KPMG has hired a long-standing member of the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets team to sustain its relationships with superannuation funds. Samantha Brewer is joining KPMG as a transaction services partner as a part of KPMG's deals, tax and legal ...

CountPlus acquires interest in integrated wealth firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
CountPlus acquired 40% of a Victoria-based accounting and financial advice firm, marking its first investment under its new business model. Taking a stake in O'Brien Accountants and Advisors, CountPlus made the first of an expected sweep of selective ...

ClearView launches new business, reshuffles executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
ClearView has made three executive promotions coinciding with the launch of a new business offering back-office and compliance services to financial advisers. LaVista Licensee Solutions, a licensing service, will be led by Mike Pope as its chief executive. ...

Super fund apologises for admin error

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
An $80 billion superannuation fund admitted on Friday to an administrative error affecting 346 of its members. Following QSuper's investigation of more than 226,000 current and former defined benefit accounts, it was found that 246 members were ...

AMP Capital appoints fund manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
AMP Capital has appointed a new fund manager for its largest pooled real estate fund, as current manager moves into a different role. Brett Williams will commence as the fund manager for the AMP Capital Diversified Property Fund (ADPF) in mid-February. ...

Chief economist update: The money is one Fed rate hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
The tug-o-war between the bulls and the bears continues on Wall Street as 2018 draws to a close. Whether this state of affairs - or better yet, resolved one way of another (up or down) - depends primarily on the end game of the on-going trade stoush ...

Code of ethics still the main game: FPA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
Financial Planning Association of Australia head of policy and standards Ben Marshan said the FASEA-led Code of Ethics remains the biggest game changer to the advice industry. Speaking at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum on ...

FASEA clarifies adviser exam rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
Among a wide-ranging update on Friday evening, the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority concreted several aspects to an industry exam. It also released a standards blueprint. FASEA said the duration of the financial adviser exam will be ...