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AFA executive joins standards board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
A senior leader of the Association of Financial Advisers has been named vice chairman of an international standards board. AFA general manager, member services, partnerships and campus, Nick Hakes has been appointed to the Asia Pacific Financial Services ...

Veteran WTW investments head departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... Industrial Bank of Japan. Since joining WTW, Ogai has served as managing consultant for the firm's Japanese business and leader of the Tokyo investment team. "Taro's all-round business and client experience make him well suited to take on the role of ...

Mercer appoints acting CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... strong performance." Mercer also appointed former Colonial First State Solutions chief executive Chris Stevens as its new leader of commercial operations, bringing with him a strong background in operations finance, transformation, strategy execution ...

Aussie fintech maintains strength

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... base of just $51 million of fintech investment in 2012 to exceed $600 million in 2016," KPMG international global co-leader of fintech and head of banking Ian Pollari said. "Similar to what we have seen globally in 2016, Australia's performance was driven ...

CFSGAM reveals succession plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... continue to generate attractive returns for their clients post the leadership succession,". "Marcus has been an outstanding leader of the Australian Equities Growth team for ten years. Among his many achievements, Marcus has built a fantastic team, and ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... Arab-populated countries -- of what do we do if Trump wins? No one wants to prematurely offend who could be the new leader of the "free world", would they? A Clinton victory should be easier going... oh so it seems. It could play into Trump's hands and ...

New life code could go further: lawyer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... Financial Services Council (FSC) yesterday, but Slater and Gordon said its misses the mark. National practice group leader of Slater and Gordon's insurance and superannuation division, Andrew Weinmann, said the code is an improvement but still doesn't ...

Dunsford explains backpedal at EGM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... (AFA) Constitution at the recent extraordinary general meeting (EGM). The director of Dunsford Financial Planning and leader of the Life Insurance Customer Group (LICG) attempted to withdraw the motion at the eleventh hour in a meeting with the AFA board ...

Super SA appoints two board members

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... Hurley joins Super SA's board having been a federal senator for South Australia between 2005 and 2011. She was deputy leader of the South Australian Labor Party from 1997 to 2002; she retired from politics in 2011. She replaces Philip Jackson. Minister ...

New chair for Supervised Investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... in financial and professional services, energy and telecommunications. Coonan is a former Cabinet Minister and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate and also served as Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Revenue and Minister for Communications ...