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AFA executive joins standards board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
A senior leader of the Association of Financial Advisers has been named vice chairman of an international standards board. AFA general manager, member services, partnerships and campus, Nick Hakes has been appointed to the Asia Pacific Financial Services ...

Currency and managing volatility: New Financial Standard spot poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... crackdown and 80% of respondents voted in favour of the move. The question came on the back of the Australian Bankers' Association introducing a new conduct background check protocol. It will allow banks to find out better information about a job applicant's ...

Broaden levy to foreign banks: Big four

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... a surplus, the levy should be removed once a surplus is reached, they said. Conversely, the Customer Owned Banking Association chief executive Mark Degotardi told the Senate committee the levy was a "modest step" towards reducing the unfair funding cost ...

Mercy Super appoints new chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... business technical adviser, women's financial adviser and retirement products officer. Tancred currently sits on the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's executive committee, the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment advisory board and ...

Banks narrowly avoid parliamentary inquiry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... Review of the Four Major Banks. The measures were quickly labelled as a tax on the economy by Australian Bankers' Association chief executive Anna Bligh, saying it will impact the entire banking system. "This new tax is a direct attack on jobs and growth ...

Limited super investment in VC holding Australia back: AVCAL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... venture capital sector is holding back the growth of innovation, says the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. According to a new research report, institutional capital - predominately from Australian super funds post-GFC - has ...

Advisers preparing ahead of professional standards: Spot poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... support the banks' crackdown on employee background checks?' The question comes on the back of the Australian Bankers' Association introducing a new conduct background check protocol. It will allow banks to find out better information about a job applicant's ...

Westpac to review history of new applicants

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... of the application process to help promote a better banking culture. The move forms part of the Australian Bankers' Association's Six Point Plan. The process will involve a series of fact-based questions about employment history and conduct, including ...

Long-serving Centrepoint exec resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... a difficult one, given how much he has enjoyed working at Centrepoint and said he looks forward to continuing his association with the company, "albeit in a different form". "Mat has played an integral role on our executive team, responsible for the ...

Industry giant joins ACSI

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... which manages more than $80 billion on behalf of a range of NSW public sector and related agencies, has joined the association, bringing the total assets managed by ACSI members to in excess of $1.5 trillion. In announcing its newest addition, ACSI reiterated ...