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NAB needs 500 staff for remediation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019

National Australia Bank chief executive Philip Chronican has acknowledged the institution needs to go to great lengths to repay customers. In his opening statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Chronican began by saying ...

Industry Super Holdings slammed for weapons investment

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019

Industry Super Holdings is under pressure to divest its stake in a company that supplies weapons technology to Saudi Arabia from the global community. A study conducted by consumer watchdog and activist group SumOfUs reveals ISH, which is owned by industry ...

Federal Court shuts down Linchpin and Endeavour Securities

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019

ASIC has helped put Endeavour Securities and Linchpin Capital Group into liquidation. The Federal Court also ordered the registered scheme operated by Endeavour and the unregistered scheme operated by Linchpin - both called the Investport Income Opportunity ...

Former Financial Wisdom adviser banned

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019

ASIC permanently banned a former Financial Wisdom financial adviser from working in financial services. Anneliese Ada Willmott was an authorised representative of CBA subsidiary Financial Wisdom from 12 November 2015 until 10 August 2017. Financial ...

AMP scraps bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019

AMP will no longer be awarding incentives for leadership teams. Meanwhile, former executives have forfeited long and short term incentives and fees paid to board directors have been reduced. In its 2018 annual report chairman David Murray wrote: "The ...

AFA takes red pen to Hayne report

HARRISON WORLEY | WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019

The Association of Financial Advisers has stepped up its opposition to the Royal Commission's final report, claiming the inquiry failed to acknowledge the value of advice. In a paper released by the association this week, AFA general manager policy ...

Chief economist update: BOJ decision announced and ignored

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019

I wasn't aware of this, but it appears that Donald J. Trump had been letting his fingers do the talking even before he became POTUS. The "Daily Mail" re-printed the tweet he made back on 30 December 2013: ""No one remembers who came in second" - ...

Codes of conduct to be made enforceable

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019

The Federal Government has responded to the recommendation from the Royal Commission that financial service industry codes of conduct should be enforceable by ASIC. The Treasury released a consultation paper addressing this point from Hayne's report ...

IOOF faces class action

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019

The lawyer who led $300 million of claims during the Storm Financial crisis is preparing a class action against IOOF. Quinn Emanuel partner Damian Scattini said the firm will next week file a claim in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The class ...

Former adviser cops 10-year prison sentence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019

A former financial adviser has been jailed for 10 years for using more than $6 million in client funds for his own purposes. Gabriel Nakhl was found guilty of engaging in dishonest conduct and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment by the District ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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