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Industry fund experience lead departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... airline's global contact centre strategy. Prior to joining Club Plus Super, Parkin was general manager, customer service at Rest. She has also held a host of roles with the likes of Optus, eBay, Vodafone and Travel Corporation Australia. In the recent ...

Wealth income halved, Hartzer skips $1.6m bonus

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer relinquished a $1.6 million cash bonus for the year, as income for the group's wealth management business fell significantly. Releasing its annual report and full year results to the market this morning, Westpac ...

AFCA delivers $185m in compensation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... The AFCA Financial Fairness Roadshow has been a success, according to Locke, who said the Roadshow has plans to tour the rest of Australia in 2020.

AMP extends adviser deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
AMP and the AMP Financial Planners Association have commented on the decision to extend the October 31 deadline originally given to financial advisers given notice by the wealth giant. Meanwhile, the AMPFPA has confirmed action against AMP will likely ...

Inflation the forgotten risk to retiree portfolios

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... the strategy was used by defined benefit scheme managers, who realized they were paying inflation linked coupons "for the rest of their investors life". Offering the crowd a similar scenario to the one he ran which demonstrated a 30% loss, Beesley showed ...

Chief economist update: Arrivederci Signor Draghi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
Super "whatever it takes" Mario Draghi's final outing as president of the European Central Bank (ECB) came and went without much fanfare. The ECB kept monetary policy settings unchanged at its October 24 meeting. This is to be expected after it ...

FSC restructures, bolsters policy team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
The Financial Services Council is currently undergoing an internal restructure and is bolstering its policy team. A spokesperson for the FSC said: "Like most organisations the FSC reviews its structure from time to time to strengthen operational efficiencies." ...

Whistleblower calls out approved product lies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
A new paper on the consumer impact of Approved Product Lists (APLs) claims institutionally-aligned Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs) are funneling new clients into in-house products, potentially in breach of Best Interest Duty obligations. ...

AMP Capital hires fund manager from competitor

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
AMP Capital has appointed a new fund manager for a real estate fund that manages more than $6 billion in assets. GPT Wholesale Office Fund deputy fund manager Kit Georgeos is set to join AMP Capital as manager of the latter's Wholesale Office Fund ...

Leaving a legacy

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... group. There was no wealth as such. We had a comfortable existence, and my parents were willing to give us good education. The rest of it was up to us. I believe even if we had children, our approach to building the business and ultimately giving the ...