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Aon Master Trust appoints new leader

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... Aon Hewitt Pacific operating committee and also sits on the Aon Hewitt Asia Pacific retirement and investment practice council, responsible for improving retirement governance and developing retirement solutions. She formerly led the internal Office ...

MYOB appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
An independent non-executive director joined MYOB's board on January 1. Fiona Pak-Poy is currently a member of Innovation and Science Australia's Biomedical Translation Fund Committee as well as a director at SIRCA and iSentia. She has previously held ...

FSC speaks out against elder financial abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
The Financial Services Council affirmed its support of the Australian Law Reform Commission's proposed amendments to help combat elder abuse. The FSC commended the commission's development of a national plan to address elder abuse, particularly a reform ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... about super: FSC chair The superannuation system was sold incorrectly to Australians, according to the Financial Services Council's recently appointed chair Geoff Lloyd. Speaking on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Lloyd said: "The ...

Landmark ESG recommendations for Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... "that will allow a fiduciary to fully integrate ESG risks." The roadmap was developed in collaboration with Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), the Generation Foundation and the United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative. ...

Life insurers complacent on Big Data

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... by life insurers in relation to adopting Big Data is unsustainable, a new report suggests. The MLC/Financial Services Council Big Data in Life Insurance report is based on data analysis and in-depth interviews with C-suite employees at 13 life insurance ...

TIAA appoints Franklin Templeton co-president

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... investment officer at the International Finance Corporation, which is part of the World Bank Group. He is currently an advisory council member at DocuSign and The Hive and a board member for the US - India Business Council. Advani will report to TIAA ...

RBA hires Women's Leadership Institute chair

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... director at the Bank of Melbourne, chair of the Industry Superannuation Property Trust and national president of the Property Council of Australia. Congratulating Schwartz on her new role at the RBA, Treasurer Scott Morrison said: "I am pleased to announce ...

ASIC approves world-first fintech exemptions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... before incurring many of the regulatory costs normally associated with running their business." The Financial Services Council hailed ASIC's decision as "creating an environment for innovative companies to bring their ideas to life." FSC chief executive ...

FSC names new director

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
The Financial Services Council is welcoming a new director of policy. Replacing Andrew Bragg is Allan Hansell. He spent the last six years as senior manager, government and regulatory affairs with ANZ Wealth in Sydney. Prior to that he held a similar ...