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Sunsuper head of corporate, insto sales departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
The $70 billion superannuation fund's head of corporate and institutional sales has left to head retail sales at a major life insurer. MetLife has appointed Meray El-Khoury as its head of retail sales effective this month. El-Khoury reports to chief ...

Bill to defer adviser education standards tabled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
The bill to defer the education and training standards for existing financial advisers was introduced in the House of Representatives today. The bill was circulated by the authority of Michael Sukkar, minister for housing and Assistant Treasurer. It ...

Enforcement appetite is working: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
The prudential regulator has told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that despite tough conditions it has shown an increased appetite to be "constructively tough". APRA chair Wayne Byres told the committee that broader enforcement ...

FSC hails super choice amendments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
The Financial Services Council has praised the government for introducing amendments to superannuation laws. The introduction to parliament of amendments to superannuation laws to allow workers in new enterprise agreements to choose their own superannuation ...

AMP transfers 25% of accounts to ATO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
AMP executive Alex Wade has told a parliamentary inquiry that the company has transferred a quarter of its superannuation fund account to the Australian Taxation Office. Wade said these accounts were inactive, and AMP felt that transferring them to ...

QSuper, Sunsuper not committed to merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
QSuper has confirmed its proposed partnership with Sunsuper may not result in a traditional merger. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Thursday, QSuper chief executive Michael Pennisi fielded questions from ...

Complexity equals risk: IOOF chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
Facing a grilling at the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics today, IOOF chief executive Renato Mota said the firm's former complex organisational structure was responsible for additional risk. Asked by Labor MP Daniel Mulino ...

Underperformers should not be allowed new members: Silk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
Australians should not be able to be defaulted into or even be able to choose to enter an underperforming superannuation fund, according to AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on ...

Westpac chief believes in financial advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer told members of parliament that he believes providing financial advice to Australian consumers is important and that all Australians should have access to good, cost-effective, unconflicted financial advice. Speaking ...

Super funds face scrutiny in Canberra

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
AustralianSuper, AMP Super, IOOF, QSuper and Hostplus are just some of the funds that will front the committee for a two day hearing in Canberra in November as part of its ongoing review of the four major banks and other financial institutions. Other ...