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Former AMP senior manager joins platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... addition to Powerwrap, Hardman serves on the board of ASX-listed property developer Villa World. She also sits on the independent audit and risk committee of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

IOOF appoints independent reviewer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
... manager to begin 2019 with the appointment of an independent reviewer who will report to the regulator quarterly. The independent reviewer's role will be to report on IOOF's progress as it attempts to address governance issues raised publicly ...

Grattan says Aussies retiring comfortably, ISA responds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... compulsory super contributions to 12% should be scrapped, putting about $2 billion back into the budget every year, the independent think tank said. Grattan Institute chief executive John Daley said: "The financial services industry 'fear factory' encourages ...

Nikko appoints AIST director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... Australia Limited and Nikko AM Limited, also chairing the risk and compliance committee. Edwards currently serves as the independent chair of Tasplan Super, a non-executive director of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), a director ...

Australian Unity mulls fund takeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... increased the unit price - which will also include any accrued distributions up to the date of implementation - the independent board committee has determined it is in the best interest of AOF unitholders to engage further with Starwood. Australian Unity ...

BlackRock outlines ETF plans for Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... ETFs are the products that will be attractive to instos, he said at the Bloomberg ETF Conference yesterday. "In the independent [financial adviser] space, I think over the time you will have the creation of clusters because it's hard to survive as ...

ASIC marks AFCA milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... sets out rules and processes applied to all complaints, including superannuation complaints. It also approved the independent assessor terms of reference; a person or business directly affected by how AFCA deals with a complaint can complain to the independent ...

Australian Unity's wealth business grows

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... and reduce capital usage, as well as strong growth in property and investment bonds segments," the report said. The independent and assisted living business generated $423 million in total revenue, down from $439m last year. The segment's EBITDA was ...

Industry bodies respond to RG97 review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... superannuation funds and managed investments under Regulatory Guide 97. Darren McShane, appointed by ASIC to spearhead the independent review, urged the industry to consider the 34 recommendations as a package and not cherry pick individual sections. ...

Aussie asset manager cops ASIC intervention

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... governance and risk management standards in place to keep fund assets separate and secure," Kell said. ASIC added the independent expert will report to both the regulator and Aurora, with the firm required to ensure the adequacy of its procedures by ...