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New chief at HSBC Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... a three-year plan for Australia that aims to grow its banking model in the country. Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited deputy chair and chief executive Peter Wong said: "I am delighted that Kaber will be leading our Australian business ...

American private debt fund eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... its investors are the sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurers and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation. The firm primarily focuses on institutional investors but has an LSE-listed vehicle which has returned close to 11%. It ...

Fintech appoints former super fund chief

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... including 14 years at the helm of First State Super. He currently serves as a director of TCorp (New South Wales Treasury Corporation), WSC Group, The Global Advisory Council of Tobacco Free Portfolios and the Sydney Financial Forum. Since 1998, Dwyer ...

Commonwealth Super mulls platform changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation is considering making changes to how it administers about 570,000 defined benefit member accounts as its existing systems age. CSC has invited interested companies to submit proof-of-concepts for a core registry ...

Sophistication: More than money

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
Under the FASEA Code of Ethics the amount of money an individual has to invest can no longer be relied upon to determine whether they are a sophisticated investor or not. Sophisticated investors are defined by ASIC's Money Smart as investors with a ...

Former Challenger executive joins ASX board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... Woods will be replaced as chair of ASX Clear by Stephen Knight, who was previously chief executive of the NSW Treasury Corporation. Knight has been an ASX Clear board member for about six months. Carolyn Colley was also appointed as non-executive director ...

FASEA responds to concerns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority today released a preliminary response to submissions from stakeholders on its much contested Code of Ethics, attempting to answer some of the many questions raised so far. FASEA consulted with stakeholders ...

Google to pay ATO $481.5m

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
The Australian Tax Office has celebrated a major win, with tech giant Google set to cough up an extra $481.5 million on top of its previous tax payments. It comes following a 10 year dispute between the ATO and Google. Microsoft, Apple and Facebook ...

Westpac to pay $9.5m for Corps Act breaches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
Westpac has been ordered by the Federal Court of Australia to pay $9.15 million over poor financial advice provided by just one former adviser. The court case relates to poor financial advice provided by Sudhir Sinha which breached the best interest ...

18 misconceptions about FASEA code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
An education provider has outlined 18 common misconceptions relating to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Code of Ethics, which comes into effect on January 1. Roger Patterson, whose company Blue Path provides FASEA exam preparation ...