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Employers of choice work to close super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
A $70 billion superannuation fund and one of Australia's largest life insurers have been recognised for commitment to gender equality in the workplace. First State Super and TAL have been named as Employers of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace ...

Commonwealth Bank recruits Suncorp executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
Commonwealth Bank has appointed a new general manager, advice professional services from Suncorp. The bank has confirmed that Ronna Ludgate commenced in the role at the end of January, leaving her position as head of distribution, conduct and professional ...

NAB appoints new regional advice GM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
NAB Financial Planning appointed a new general manager for South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Adrian De Silva joined NAB in January from Beyond Bank Australia, where he was national manager wealth management and national ...

Reskilling: A worthy purpose for super?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
A leading academic is calling for early access to superannuation for the purposes of education and retraining, especially as the risk of losing one's job to automation grows. Speaking at the opening session of the SMSF Association's 2018 National Conference ...

Advice dealer group recommits to OneVue

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
A growing independent financial advice group reappointed OneVue as its platform provider. Madison Financial Group recommitted to using its white-labelled WealthPortal for an additional five years. OneVue's platform technology underpins the WealthPortal ...

Board appointment at Westpac

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
Westpac appointed a former KPMG executive to its board and two committees. Peter Nash, who was a senior partner at KPMG, will serve as an independent non-executive director and a member of the risk and compliance, and audit committees effective March ...

Spring FG wealth GM departs in management restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
The group general manager of Spring Financial Group's wealth operations will depart, along with the group's chief financial officer, following a management restructure. In Spring's half-year results announcement, which revealed an expected operating ...

Grant Thornton adds financial services partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
Grant Thornton Australia is welcoming a new partner in an effort to bolster its financial services footprint. Sydney-based tax expert Himashini Weeraratne will continue to build the firm's asset management, superannuation and fintech service offerings. ...

Sequoia Financial Group grows board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
Sequoia Financial Group is welcoming a new non-executive director to its board. Former Odyssey Funds Management chairman John Larsen has joined the ASX-listed wealth manager, bringing more than 30 years' experience across financial services. His appointment ...

Capital Group appoints Aussie fixed income lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Capital Group has welcomed a fixed income specialist from UBS Asset Management to lead its Australian strategy. James Blair has been appointed head of fixed income investment services Asia Pacific, joining from UBS where he led the regional fixed income ...