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New role for former ClearView executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
A former head of dealer group services at ClearView Wealth joined a firm helping accountants looking to expand into financial planning. Crescere Partners appointed Andrew O'Riordan as operations manager as the firm grows to meet the increasing demand ...

NPP chair breaks down rollout

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
Former Commonwealth Bank and Westpac chief information officer Bob McKinnon is tasked with the tough job of chairing the New Payments Platform (NPP) through its rollout. McKinnon was made chair at the end of January this year. In March, the RBA revealed ...

Bravura circles competitor

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
The wealth management software firm has made a proposal to acquire another ASX-listed fintech that could value the latter at up to $170 million. Bravura Solutions submitted a non-binding indicative proposal to acquire all shares of GBST Holdings for ...

APRA to boost staff numbers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
APRA has confirmed it will hire around 100 more permanent staff after its funding boost. In a planned statement to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, APRA chair Wayne Byres revealed the prudential regulator is looking to hire 100 more permanent ...

Poor governance spurs calls for directorship caps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
Governance experts are questioning how directors of multiple boards fulfil their duties and drive sustainable performance. Appearing at the Financial Executive Women Leadership Conference in Sydney last month, BMFS Consulting managing director Sarah ...

APRA receives new super powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
The prudential regulator's powers have been bolstered thanks to new laws that will enable it to take tougher action on trustees and underperforming funds. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation ...

Managed accounts grow, but education remains low

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
Latest research shows managed accounts usage continues to grow in Australia, despite educational deficiencies. Global asset manager State Street Global Advisors released research in conjunction with Investment Trends that reveals almost double the amount ...

Record tax receipts, record outlays yet back to surplus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Australian Commonwealth Budget receipts are climbing at their fastest rate in 18 years and outlays are climbing at their fastest rate in five years. Yet, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been able to declare Australia's first Budget surplus ...

AustralianSuper hikes insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
AustralianSuper is increasing the cost of insurance, blaming the Federal Government's recent Protecting Your Super legislation for the changes. On 1 June 2019, the cost of TPD and income protection cover will rise for AustralianSuper members with ...

Regulators name laggard life insurance providers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
While the majority of life insurance claims are paid in the first instance (92%), the wait and resolution times vary significantly across providers, a joint study by the regulators found. AMP (eight months) and Westpac (three months) take the longest ...