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ASIC questioned over workplace culture

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
ASIC has been asked if its culture is toxic following the Treasury investigation into deputy chair Karen Chester. At a hearing this morning, a letter written by Secretary Treasurer Kennedy to ASIC chair Joe Longo regarding Chester's conduct was ...

Advice group convicted of hawking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... consumers to make decisions on their super that they didn't plan to make or don't suit their needs," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "Reforms to the anti-hawking regime were in response to clear consumer harm when it came to the unsolicited ...

CBA Group Super pursues merger with ART

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... we know scale is important to deliver long-term outcomes for superannuation fund members," the super fund's trustee chair Rosemary Vilgan said. "As a large, well-established fund, Australian Retirement Trust can offer a broader range of products ...

ASIC cracks down on CHESS issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... flagged the replacement project in February 2015. Seven years on and $255 million down the drain, the project was canned. ASIC chair Joe Longo said the new reports will help build confidence in the ASX's ability to deliver the CHESS replacement and ...

Knight Frank, Berkadia form international alliance

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... capital markets Neil Brookes, and Berkadia's co-head of investment sales Keith Misner. Knight Frank senior partner and group chair William Beardmore-Gray said: "I am excited to announce Knight Frank's alliance with Berkadia - relationship built on our ...

ASIC dodges PGPA investigation questioning

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
At a hearing this morning, Senator Andrew Bragg called out ASIC chair Joe Longo after he opted not to answer questions about ASIC commissioners investigated under the Public Governance Performance and Accountability (PGPA) Act. Fronting the Senate Economics ...

Australian Retirement Trust, AvSuper sign merger MoU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... Australia as insurer. "We are confident that this merger will be favourable to our members in the short and long term," AvSuper chair Ben Firkins said. "We have a member-first culture and still see the opportunity to deliver a merger as critical to members' ...

Mason Stevens welcomes former Iress chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
Mason Stevens has appointed former Iress chief executive Andrew Walsh as chair of its board. Mason Stevens chief executive Tim Yule said Walsh brings nearly three decades of experience in financial services to the role. "Including 13 years at the helm ...

Zurich wins group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... insurer for the Suncorp super business, Brighter Super noted. Also announcing changes to its board, Zurich named former APRA chair Geoff Summerhayes as chair. Noel Condon and Mary Waldron were appointed independent non-executive directors, while Nicolette ...

Productivity Commission kicks off philanthropy review

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... territory governments, the philanthropic, not-for-profit and business sectors and the general public. Alex Robson is deputy chair of the review, while Julia Abramson is commissioner. The government has also now appointed former Industry Fellow at the ...