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CountPlus divests member firm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... providing The MBA Partnership with a base in Brisbane, in line with its growth plans. "The MBA Partnership is a large practice with a strong culture and significant experience within its leadership team," he said. "This is a positive outcome for the ...

Pension funds told to practice what they preach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... that while significant steps have been taken to incorporate sustainable policies, it hasn't necessarily translated into practice. The research found that 44% of Dutch pension fund portfolios do not align with the funds' responsible investment policies. ...

Dorsey holds reigns at Twitter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has held onto his position after Elliot Management corporation raised concerns about his leadership earlier in the year. In a filing to the SEC, Twitter said an independent committee, in cooperation with Elliott Management ...

EQT names chair, compliance member

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... director Carol Schwartz as chair. Sedgwick was previously managing director of Accenture's Asia Pacific insurance and wealth practice, and has consulted to listed and unlisted financial services and information technology enterprises across Australia ...

Synchron hires from MLC Life

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... Synchron team. "Sarah has extensive industry experience and an excellent understanding of insurance, financial advice and practice development," Trapnell said. "She is also a 2017 NextGen graduate and a highly-valued member of the Synchron community." ...

DDO top of ASIC's agenda

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
Design and distributions obligation (DDO) reforms may have been pushed back to October next year as a result of COVID-19 but ASIC said it is top of the priority list for 2021. Speaking to the annual Credit Law Conference, ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes ...

Super SA hires former Elders manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... continued to work alongside as an employee. However, in May 2016 he was made redundant. Earlier in his career, Ward was practice development manager with Financial Wisdom from 2004 to 2007.

QInsure ramps up claims technology

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... functionalities included calculating payments automatically. Another is the Financial Services Council's Code of Practice functionality that helps case managers deliver on the insurance promise and meet regulatory obligations. QInsure chief executive ...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank overstates liquidity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has imposed an independent review into Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's liquidity after it failed to comply with liquidity standards. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank informed APRA last month of breaches to ...

Centrepoint hires recruitment lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
Centrepoint Alliance has appointed a financial advice industry recruitment specialist to lead its national recruitment strategy. Charles Smith joins the ASX-listed firm as national recruitment manager. He was most recently at MLC Wealth where he spent ...