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Poor governance spurs calls for directorship caps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... least one day a week. She sits on just one board - Mortgage Choice. "It's not just about the board papers and sub-committee meetings. You're on a board because of your expertise and your experience, so if you're not keeping up to date with ...

Inquiry denounces franking credit ban

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics concluded Labor's proposal to remove refundable franking credits should not go ahead. Releasing the committee's final report last night, Liberal MP and committee chair Tim Wilson said the ...

Chief economist update: Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
When its monetary policy committee met on 21 March and voted unanimously to keep the Bank Rate unchanged at 0.75 and maintain bond purchases at £435 billion, the Bank of England (BOE) declared its future actions would largely depend on Brexit. "The ...

Budget: RC response to cost over $600m

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... Government's responses and co-ordinate reform efforts with APRA, ASIC and other agencies through an implementation steering committee will cost $11.2 million in 2019-20. Finally, $900,000 in additional funding has been set aside for the Office of Parliamentary ...

MP slams prolonged grandfathered commissions carve out

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... the industry is receiving little sympathy from the Government. Deputy chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics Review of the Four Major Banks, Matt Thistlethwaite, said last week that he doesn't feel sorry for financial advisers ...

Financial services industry digs deep for charity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... Geronimo from Profusion. Marnie McLaren, head of investment research and governance at BT Financial Group said: "The FICAP committee and our charities are absolutely thrilled with the funds raised this year which will help so many Aussie kids in a meaningful ...

NAB needs 500 staff for remediation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... institution needs to go to great lengths to repay customers. In his opening statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Chronican began by saying: "Let me start by acknowledging that as a bank we have let down our customers." ...

Association names new chief and president

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
Workplace Super Specialists Australia has welcomed a new chief executive and president. Paul Mann takes the reins as chief executive and David Harvie has been named president of the financial education and advisory services provider to superannuation ...

New board directors at Future Generation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... contribution to the company since joining the board four years ago and especially as a member of the audit and the risk committee. We are delighted to appoint Caroline Gurney as a director. Caroline has significant expertise and experience in corporate ...

Big banks, super funds join forces for sustainability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance and the UK's Green Finance Taskforce. It will be guided by a steering committee who aim to develop a set of recommendations to assist the finance sector in moving to a more resilient and sustainable economy. ...