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BNPL to be regulated under Credit Act

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... which opened last year. Speaking this morning at the Responsible Lending and Borrowing Summit minister for financial services Stephen Jones said the "unregulated and unchecked" BNPL market would be overhauled to safeguard vulnerable consumers. "Today ...

Farewell Michael Harrison

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
A veteran of the Australian financial services sector, Michael Harrison is being remembered as a teacher, mentor, and unrelenting advocate for risk advisers after he passed away on Sunday morning, aged 78. Harrison enjoyed a varied and colourful career. ...

Atrium hires abrdn wholesale lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... promoted to business development adviser and finally a director last year. In 2017, Mitchell did a stint on the Financial Services Council committee. Atrium head of client investment services David Dix welcomed Mitchell to Atrium. "Laura joins Atrium ...

APRA finalises rules for financial crisis readiness

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... the community and financial system. Another function of CPS 900 is to safeguard the continuity of "critical financial services", minimising disruptions in the event of institutional instability. Yesterday, APRA finalised CPS 900 and its accompanying ...

Vanguard restructures retail unit, creates executive roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... and Development function for the group. Rebecca Supierz replaces Tambling from June, joining from Latitude Financial Services where she was general manager of people and communications. "The financial needs of Australians continue to evolve, and we're ...

AMP fined $24m for charging deceased customers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... advice. Justice Hespe found that all four subsidiaries contravened their overarching obligations as Australian financial services licensees to act efficiently, honestly and fairly. It was during the 2018 Hayne Royal Commission that the egregious conduct ...

Insignia bolsters executive leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... He will report directly to Insignia chief executive Renato Mota. Saxena joins with 20 years' experience in financial services, where he spent the last decade at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Prior to Insignia, he was executive general manager for ...

Former super fund investment chief lands new gig

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... Super executive Michael McQueen as its new chief investment officer. McQueen brings 15 years' experience in financial services to Foresters, including extensive experience in super fund mergers, most recently that of Media Super and Cbus. He served as ...

Praemium names chief technology officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... industry, Praemium explained. Large has over 20 years of experience leading global technology teams within financial services. Most recently he held the role of chief information officer at the University of Technology in Sydney. Prior to that he spent ...

HCF Life under ASIC surveillance

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... contract terms should not come as a surprise," she said. "Rather, it should serve as a reminder to providers of financial services, whose contracts are subject to the regime, that potentially unfair terms should be removed from their standard form consumer ...