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Sunsuper foresees independent director shift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Sunsuper has appointed a former Queensland treasurer and a former Macquarie Bank executive director to its board, increasing the number of independent directors ahead of proposed federal government super board changes. Joining Sunsuper this month are ...

UBS hires Zenith, BlackRock senior execs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
UBS Global Asset Management has expanded its team in Australia with the appointment of a fixed income investment specialist from Zenith and a national sales manager from BlackRock. Jonathan Baird will join UBS's Sydney fixed income team as investment ...

Adviser linked to Spring FG banned for document forgery

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
A financial adviser has been permanently banned from the industry for falsifying Westpac finance letters to get more commissions. He was an employee of Murphy Dawson Partners, which was an authorised representative of Spring Financial Group between ...

Lead us not into a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... find ourselves in times of trouble" -- nah, Mother Mary doesn't come speaking words of wisdom, we turn to Gov Glenn singing Queen's "Save me, save me, save me I can't face this life alone..." And thus, here we are willing the RBA to cut interest rates ...

QSuper announces new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Following the departure of Rosemary Vilgan in July, QSuper has announced its new chief executive. QSuper chief strategy officer Michael Pennisi will replace Vilgan as the new chief executive in October. The fund's chairman, Karl Morris, said Pennisi ...

VFMC appoints former AustralianSuper chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
A former chair of AustralianSuper has been appointed to the board of Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC). Joining the VFMC board is Elana Rubin, who has extensive directorship experience in funds management, property and infrastructure. Rubin ...

Zurich expands life risk team

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
Zurich has appointed four business development managers to its life risk team. Amy Aleksic and Matt McDonnell join the New South Wales team, having both formerly held other senior positions at Zurich. Commenting on their appointments, Zurich Life and ...

CBA profit tops $9 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
Commonwealth Bank recorded a $9.1 billion cash profit in the last financial year with its wealth management arm the only division to see a profit drop. The bank's total cash profit was a 5.3% increase on the previous year yet its wealth management profits ...

Equity Trustees hires account manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
Equity Trustees has appointed a key account manager responsible for the development of adviser relationships in New South Wales as well as the distribution of funds for investment managers represented by the firm. Joining the Equity Trustees distribution ...

Financial services industry unites for marriage equality

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
Australia's financial services businesses have put rivalries aside and got ahead of politics in a country-wide campaign to support marriage equality. A total of 562 organisations, among which are Australia's top financial services businesses, have signed ...