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AFCA hits the road

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority will travel Australia in an effort to learn from the community and increase awareness of its services. The dispute resolution body is set to embark on a national roadshow, visiting more than 70 regional ...

Two new faces join SMSF Association board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... has added two self-managed super specialists to its board. Tracey Scotchbrook, vice chair of the West Australian Local Community, and Michael Houlihan, chair of the Victorian Local Community will join the board of the association. SMSF Association chair ...

CountPlus acquires stake in advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... principals and management personnel of Rundles will remain in place. "We are pleased to welcome the team at Rundles into our community of firms, they are a high-quality professional practice and have an extensive track record in delivering value to clients," ...

Push for chief executive pay ratio disclosure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... calling for a corporate governance framework that will hold companies accountable for conduct that harms investors and the community. In line with this, ACSI believes companies should be required to disclose the ratio of their chief executive's pay to ...

APRA grants ADI licence to Judo Bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... legislation that has opened up the industry to much needed competition," he said. Hodgson also thanked those in the business community who support Judo. Judo was advised on its banking licence application by law firm Ashurst, which released a statement ...

Finance job opportunities rise post-RC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... jobs by state, with a 7.1% growth in vacancies. Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker said: "The rise in demand for community and personal service workers was the stand out occupational group last year, but even that sector fell 7.7% last quarter." Other ...

FSU seeks transparency on CBA job cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... the wrong track if he thinks shutting down branches and sacking staff will enhance the bank's reputation in the community and increase profits." Angrisano said if the report is incorrect, Comyn must immediately notify the bank's 50,000 staff ...

Aussie blockchain investor goes global

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... with potential to disrupt multiple industries." John Morris, investment manager at Grasshopper, said: "The investment community is grossly under-appreciating the adoption and commercialization of blockchain technology in the financial markets."

ASIC outlines enforcement efforts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... National Australia Bank and ANZ on similar matters. Total civil penalties against these banks came to $25 million. Total community benefit payments were made of $55 million. In the six months between 1 July 2018 and 31 December 2018, ASIC resolved 56 ...

Dealer group acquires bank advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... centre of everything we do and in partnering with like-minded, customer focused organisations to make a difference in our community," he said. "Our history of partnering with customer focused banks for more than 30 years means customers can be confident ...