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AMP scraps bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... forfeited long and short term incentives and fees paid to board directors have been reduced. In its 2018 annual report chairman David Murray wrote: "The board understands that many of our shareholders are disappointed with AMP's business and financial ...

Nikko AM chief executive steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... representative directors and co-chief executive officers. Abe will also hold the title of president and Sayato will be chairman. Of his replacements, Shibata said: "Under Hideo Abe's leadership, sales, product and marketing have grown into highly effective ...

New directors join Frontier Advisors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... Atkin and HESTA director Angela Emslie. Emslie will remain on the Frontier board as an independent director. Frontier chairman, Gabriel Szondy, said: "We look forward to bringing in two people of the calibre of Deborah Cole and John Edwards." "Both are ...

NAB names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... he is pleased with Chronican's appointment. "On behalf of the board, I want to thank Ken for his leadership while chairman and during his time on the board. Ken has made a significant contribution to NAB and corporate Australia, just as he did during ...

Former ASFA chair sees new EQT role

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... welcoming a new deputy chair, moving a former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chair alongside current EQT chairman Jeff Kennett. Jim Minto has been appointed as deputy chair of Equity Trustees. It is a move set to give Kennett more support ...

Chief economist update: The Fed has hit neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
The widely-anticipated market moving event this week - US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's semi-annual testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the US Senate - turned out to be a bummer. We've seen this ...

SMSFA recognises member achievements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... excellent exam results, after taking top spot in the SMSF specialist auditor exam. In his closing speech, SMSFA vice chairman Robin Bowerman reiterated the thoughts of panellists earlier in the week, lamenting the fact the superannuation system was still ...

Royal Commission and its one canoe message is on point

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
Challenger chairman of retirement income Jeremy Cooper said the Royal Commission's outstanding lesson for SMSF advisers is to keep their feet in one canoe. Speaking on the final day of the Self-managed Super Fund Association's national conference in ...

GAM sacks investment director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... Baylis left the company after just four months in the role. The exit of chief executive Alex Friedman also followed. GAM chairman Hugh Scott-Barrett said: "2018 marked the most difficult year for GAM since its independence 10 years ago and 2019 will ...

Macquarie expects profit jump

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... global head (he was previously the deputy). This follows previous MIM global head Ben Bruck's move to MIM's executive chairman. The group's short-term outlook is subject to: foreign exchange impacts, potential regulatory changes and tax uncertainties ...