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UniSuper appoints chief operating officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
The $80 billion superannuation fund has appointed a former NAB general manager as its first chief operating officer. Kevin Roadnight will join the UniSuper executive team in the newly created role to lead its finance and legal and governance functions. ...

Life industry steps toward trust

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
Two industry groups have partnered to create a new life insurance standards framework. The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) and the Life Insurance Professional Standards Working Group (LIPSWG) have come together ...

Chief economist update: Japan tightens fiscal policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... from international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) - Japan does the opposite. Japan effectively tightened ...

AMP combines business units, appoints new boss

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... growth-oriented business. Bringing together our bank and wealth management teams in Australia will drive a more integrated organisation better able to pursue the significant opportunity we see in providing more holistic wealth services for our clients. ...

APRA announces new executive roles, organisational structure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
APRA said the changes are designed to "better align" its organisational structure with the strategic objectives previously set out in its Corporate Plan for 2019 to 2023. The regulator said it will move to an industry-based supervision model, with separate ...

Advice associations slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... AFA has $1.7 million. "Members have to question what they have been paying their fees for," the UFAA said. "Neither organisation appears to have a fighting fund for advisers." Comparing the efforts of the AFA and the FPA in battling changes to remuneration ...

Bravura signs with major fund administrator

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
Bravura has penned a new deal with a leading Australian fund administration outsourcer. The deal will see the organisation implement Bravura's Australian tax solution. The organisation will leverage the tax platform to generate new operational efficiencies ...

Industry embraces Mental Health Month

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
October is mental health month and the financial services industry is embracing it as a chance to boost the mental wellness of employees through a number of initiatives. SuperFriend has several initiatives planned for the month, including releasing ...

Former Deutsche director joins EQT

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
Equity Trustees hired a former Deutsche institutional sales director as an investment specialist. Grant Mundell joined the firm earlier this month as an investment specialist in its asset management team, with a remit to work closely with its philanthropy ...

Former IOOF company loses court battle in timber scheme

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Australian Executor Trustees (SA) Limited, formerly owned by IOOF, is expected to pay about $80 million after yesterday's court judgement on its conduct as the trustee to a forestry investment scheme. AET was appointed as the trustee of the S.E.A.S ...