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FSC board adds Challenger chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
The Financial Services Council added the recently appointed chief executive of Challenger to its board. Nick Hamilton joins colleague Michelle Taylor, Challenger chief executive for people, corporate affairs and strategy, who was nominated to the board ...

HESTA endorses super splitting initiative

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... processing times, reducing stress for super fund members at a difficult time in their lives - but more super funds need to get on board. "Dividing super assets to date has been an unnecessarily long and complex process, often requiring expensive legal ...

Aussie CFPs move toward 5000

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... doubles the 2.5% recorded in 2020. The CFP Certification Program globally is managed by the Financial Planning Standard Board and operates in 27 countries. "Last year, the number of CFP professionals reached the highest ever, with growth from emerging ...

BlackRock strengthens Australasia, APAC leadership

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... portfolio solutions to key strategic clients in the region. "Collins will continue to serve as a member of the Australian board and have high-level responsibility for sales and client servicing across sovereign entities, pension funds, banks, insurers ...

Netwealth tops platform ratings

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... Brennan said that as a collective, platforms are raising their game. "An enormous capability uplift was observed across the board in the specific areas of reporting, data security and integration, all in a concerted effort to support the continued digitisation ...

AGL rejects Cannon-Brookes, Brookfield bid

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... company. Brookfield and Cannon-Brookes' family office Grok Ventures partnered on the offer, offering AGL $7.50 per share. The board of AGL said the offer "materially undervalues" the company and is not in the best interests of shareholders. The proposal ...

LifeBid bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
Risk advice technology solution LifeBid has added to its board of advisers. Financial adviser Katherine Hayes, who is co-founder of Hayes & Co Insurance Services and NSW and ACT director for the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), has joined the ...

APRA takes next step on super data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... points they feel should not be made public. APRA is determined to publish as much of the new data as possible, executive board member Margaret Cole said. "The Superannuation Data Transformation sits at the heart of APRA's agenda to use heightened transparency ...

SMSF Association appoints chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... ability to convey complex messages in a concise, informative and entertaining manner," Hamilton said. "Since joining the board in 2019, his extensive client work in estate planning, administration and disputes, and all forms of superannuation tax, has ...

Pinnacle executive joins Plato LIC

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
Pinnacle's director of listed products has joined the board of Plato Income Maximiser. Plato has appointed Chris Meyer to its board of directors, taking over from Alex Ihlenfeldt, effective February 28. Meyer is currently director of listed products ...