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AFCA weeds out phony complaints

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has made changes to its procedures to weed out complaints where the consumer didn't really suffer any financial harm. AFCA received feedback from financial institutions, particularly small to medium ...

Allianz Retire+ chief steps down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
Allianz Australia Life Insurance and Allianz Retire+ has announced the sudden departure of its chief executive Matthew Rady and appointed an interim replacement. Rady was first appointed in 2018 as the inaugural chief executive of Allianz Retire+ and ...

Halifax auditors face criminal charges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
... financial statements to ensure that AFSL holders have sufficient financial resources to conduct their financial services business in compliance with the Act."

CountPlus acquires tech solution

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
CountPlus announced a 51% investment in a paraplanning and administration service. The listed dealer group has acquired the majority stake in Wealth Axis, which is a boutique provider of paraplanning, technology and administration support services to ...

Moelis Australia to rebrand

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... brand and visual identity. "...The MA name also represents the group's future as a diversified financial services business with a strong focus on asset management activities, alongside our significant advisory and transaction-based capabilities," ...

Iress partners with regtech for DDO

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
The financial services software company has announced it is integrating Objective Corporation with its blockchain technology for its design and distribution obligations (DDO) solution. The integration will allow product issuers to publish Target Market ...

Goldsky director charged

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... founder of Goldsky Investments has been charged with engaging in dishonest conduct and operating a financial services business without a licence. Kenneth Charles Grace was charged with eight counts of dishonest conduct and one of operating a financial ...

Blake Grossman joins BetaShares board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... growth and look forward to helping the firm further develop into a leading, independent Australian financial services business." The appointment of Grossman follows BetaShares' recent announcement that it has received a significant investment from ...

David Atkin joins ME Bank board

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021
Former Cbus Super chief executive David Atkin, who r ecently joined AMP Capital, has just added a board position at ME Bank. David Atkin joined the industry-fund-owned bank's board as a non-executive director on January 1, alongside Westpac's ...

Director charged with dishonest conduct

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... Secure Investments and Aquila Group after Naseeruddin breached the Corporations Act by operating a financial services business without holding an Australian financial services licence (AFSL). The matter is being prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director ...