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Industry veterans recognised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
A number of financial services industry veterans were recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list this weekend. The 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours included investment professionals, financial advisers, banking professionals and superannuation ...

Intrust launches micro-saving app

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
Intrust Super is helping members save for a house and more for retirement by launching micro-contribution tool SuperCents. SuperCents connects members' everyday banking accounts to their super to help top-up contributions. The technology behind the ...

Chief economist update: The rate cut Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe is set to be remembered in history as the man who took Australia's official cash rate from a historic low of 1.5% - set under Glen Stevens one month before he stepped down as RBA head honcho in September ...

Industry fund appoints board director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
A $3 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed to its board as a long-standing director retires after more than 25 years. Robyn Burns has joined the board of First Super. She will replace First Super veteran Allan Stewart who plans to stand ...

Major instos hit with cartel class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... and October 2013. The filing alleges traders from the banks used chat rooms with names such as 'The Cartel', 'The Bandits' Club' and 'The Mafia' to talk to each other in order to coordinate the manipulation of FX benchmark rates, control the pricing ...

How to be a board director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
The 30% Club and EY have joined forces to research what it takes to be considered for an ASX 200 board position. Last year, 185 non-executive directors were appointed to ASX 200 boards with 113 of those experiencing their first board appointment. EY ...

Industry super fund chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
The chair of a $2.7 billion industry superannuation fund has left to become a member of Parliament. Club Plus Super chair and long-serving director Tara Moriarty recently became a member of the Legislative Council at the recent New South Wales state ...

Couple faces prison over ponzi-style scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
A ponzi-style investment scheme that defrauded Collingwood Magpies fans out of more than $800,000 has seen one man convicted on dishonesty charges while his wife is already serving time for fraud offences. Douglas Johnston was found guilty on nine dishonesty ...

ME Bank adds new chair, directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
The industry fund-owned bank announced three changes to its board of directors, including the appointment of a new chair. ME Bank has appointed Jim Evans as chair. Evans has over 30 years' experience in the banking and financial services industries ...

Superannuation fund names innovation, transformation lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
A $50 billion superannuation fund has appointed an innovation and transformation lead and finalised its leadership restructure. Jeremy Hubbard joins as group executive of innovation and transformation, responsible for executing Rest's business strategy ...