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Industry fund announces new leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
A $9 billion industry superannuation fund has named its new chief executive. Laura Wright has been officially promoted to lead NGS Super, having served as interim chief executive since February when long-serving chief Anthony Rodwell-Ball retired. Wright ...

MGP board director resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
The co-founder of Linear has resigned from the board of Managed Accounts Holdings. MGP has announced the resignation of Colin Peterson, effective today. He will continue to work closely with the board in a consultative capacity for a 12-month period. ...

ClearView breached anti-hawking law 300k times

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
The sixth round of the financial services Royal Commission heard ClearView's direct life insurance business breached anti-hawking provisions up to 303,000 times. The figure has ballooned from the 278,664 originally reported to the Commission, according ...

APRA to reopen old wounds for CBA, IOOF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
APRA will dig its heels into a list of concerns magnified in the Royal Commission into superannuation that mainly involve IOOF, CBA and Suncorp. In response to the preliminary findings concluding the fifth round, APRA said the Commission unearthed new ...

Pendal builds global executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
Pendal Group has appointed a new global chief risk officer, replacing the interim C-level executive who has filled the role since November last year. Bindesh Savjani is joining Pendal Group's global executive committee after a two-decade-long career ...

Royal Commission challenges super regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
The Royal Commission cast serious doubts over the ability of APRA and ASIC to effectively regulate the superannuation industry, questioning their purpose in safeguarding retirement savings and the stability of the financial system. In his fifth round ...

ASIC defends enforceable undertakings at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
ASIC's favourite method of tackling misconduct came under fire as the Royal Commission capped off its round of superannuation hearings on Friday. First up was Tim Mullaly, a senior executive leader in ASIC's financial services enforcement division. ...

APRA banned one person in 10 years: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
The Royal Commission heard Australia's prudential regulator has banned one person for not being fit and proper since 2008 - after the law changed requiring APRA take the matter to court. Under examination from counsel assisting Michael Hodge, APRA deputy ...

Intra-fund advice conflicted: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
Colonial First State admitted to falling below community standards when it crafted poor communication to super fund members to dissuade them from moving to a cheaper default option. One financial adviser was banned in the process, the Royal Commission ...

Frequent traders re-evaluate broking landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
Online brokers are being presented with a new business case to capture the most frequent traders - a group which has spiked in its considerations about switching broking platforms. Research firm Investment Trends said 9% of traders which transact more ...