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Industry body names first chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
The RegTech Association has appointed its first chief executive and added two new directors to its board. The RegTech Association has promoted general manager Deborah Young to the newly created role of chief executive. Young has served as general manager ...

Natixis consolidates, appoints executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... Hughes will head the new business. The deputy head will be Claire Martinetto, former project leader of the solutions initiative for Natixis IM. Former PRCG head James Beaumont will lead the new business's consulting and advisory. Oumar Diawara, the former ...

Industry super fund commits to green bonds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... finance. Jointly developed by international climate finance and sustainability groups - including the Climate Bonds Initiative - the pledge aims to reinforce goals of the Paris Agreement, and is based on the premise that public and private sector bonds ...

Insurance in super code weak: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
ASIC's latest review into insurance in superannuation shows the industry still has "significant weaknesses" despite the launch of the voluntary code of practice nine months ago. Over 2017-18, ASIC reviewed 47 superannuation trustees, which included ...

Industry funds launch account matching initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... teaming up to consolidate multiple accounts estimated to save members $100 million per year. The cross-fund matching initiative will see 18 industry funds consolidate 500,000 low balance, inactive accounts. The service is free of charge to members and ...

Philanthropic sector advocates transparency facelift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... more collaboration and reduce duplication as well as build a better community of shared learning. The tool is a joint initiative of Philanthropy Australia and US-based Foundation Center. "For far too long the philanthropic sector has been hamstrung by ...

BT Financial Group proposes advice restructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... offering - resulting in significant redundancies. BT Financial Advice has proposed the scrapping of its virtual advice initiative - formerly known as Wealth Connect - with all team members currently providing general advice to be re-appointed within ...

ASIC to ramp up trustee visits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... said ASIC will continue to monitor this area while a formal response is formulated before Christmas. As part of a new initiative, ASIC has launched its Corporate Governance Taskforce that will conduct targeted reviews of large listed companies, aiming ...

Zervides elected president of IPA Victoria

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
The founder of Australian Wealth Solutions has been elected to lead the Victorian arm of the Institute of Public Accountants. Australian Wealth Solutions director and senior financial adviser Sam Zervides was recently elected Victorian president of ...

TAL enhances musculoskeletal underwriting initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... their health and wellbeing, he said. TAL general manager of retail distribution Niall McConville said the education initiative has been well received by advisers using the tools to have informed discussions with their clients. "Advisers are always looking ...