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Suncorp on the hunt for new CIO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... non-executive director of a number of nabInvest affiliates. Basile has also held senior investment roles with St George Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Legal & General Australia and Lend Lease Investment Management.

Banned former CBA planner charged with forgery

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
A banned former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser has been charged for forging client documents. Following an ASIC investigation, Gold Coast man Ricky David Gillespie, 38, has appeared in the Southport Magistrates Court on one rolled-up charge ...

SMSFs up property, managed funds exposure

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... trustees benefitted from moving away from the top 20 shares within the sector. Unsurprisingly, dividend favourites Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, Telstra, ANZ and NAB were the five most popular holdings in SuperConcepts' clients' portfolios. Proving the ...

ASIC levies up 150pct

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... required to fund ASIC, a change of $43.2m from the 2015-16 budget. Total levies funding required for all relevant Commonwealth agencies and departments, including APRA, ASIC, ATO and Superstream will be $250.7m, a change of 6.4% on the previous budget. ...

CBA announces new Board of Advice Companies director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
The Commonwealth Bank has announced a new non-executive director to the Board of Advice Companies - Commonwealth Financial Planning, BW Financial Advice, Financial Wisdom and Count Financial. Robert Bransby, who commenced the role in April, has more ...

MyState appoints former Virgin Money chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... Mansbridge. Bissaker led the BOQ team that acquired Virgin Money for the bank and prior to this he spent 10 years with Commonwealth Bank, including six years as chief executive of Colonial First State, which at the time had $70 billion in funds under ...

Drop in regulator staff numbers under coalition

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... agencies show that corporate wrongdoing is widespread in Australia." The report highlighted previous comments by Commonwealth Bank whistle blower Jeff Morris that ASIC is reluctant to use its powers against large businesses. It also highlighted how the ...

Potential budget super alterations welcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... super guarantee (SG) rate to 12% in an earlier timeframe. Other recommendations include: the SG being paid on the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave Scheme, and that the scheme allow for 26 weeks paid parental leave through government and employer funding ...

No bachelor's degree for existing advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... O'Dwyer. In its revised draft the government has proposed the establishment of a standard setting body. Initially Commonwealth, the body will be responsible for "developing and setting the industry exam, developing the code of ethics and determining ...

Dissatisfied customers 'unreasonable', 'acting improperly': CBA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev has brushed aside calls for a royal commission, instead arguing that some customers were simply unreasonable. Addressing the topic of culture and improving culture within in the financial sector services during ...