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Tanner appointed to Suncorp board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
Former Federal Minister for Finance and Deregulation Lindsay Tanner has joined the board of Suncorp Group as a non-executive director. He fills one of the vacancies created by the retirement of Bill Bartlett and Ewoud Kulk after the Suncorp AGM in September. ...

Suncorp ditches plans for Tower acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
Suncorp subsidiary Vero Insurance has abandoned its efforts to acquire Tower Limited, halting its High Court appeal against the New Zealand Commerce Commission's decision to veto the move. In a statement to the ASX this morning, Vero announced it received ...

ABA announces new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... the Australian Bankers' Association has been named. The association has put forward ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott, and ABA chief executive Anna Bligh said Elliott will bring considerable energy and commitment to the banking industry's transformation ...

Values-based approach will advance advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
A former presidential aide to Nelson Mandela said financial advisers should adapt to and advance change with a values-based approach instead of trying to be the next popular item. Zelda la Grange told delegates at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference ...

CBA climate risk court case abandoned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
Shareholders attempting to take the Commonwealth Bank to the Federal Court for historically failing to disclose climate change risks in its annual reports have withdrawn the claim. Legal correspondence between social justice group Environmental Justice ...

Avoid the ETF trap: Bell Direct

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
Online trading platform Bell Direct is warning investors to avoid the "ETF trap", as the move to passive strategies gains substantial pace and inflows reach all-time highs. Bell Direct chief executive Arnie Selvarajah said that for many investors passive ...

Government paves the way for open banking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... greater choice for consumers," FinTech Australia chief executive Danielle Szetho said. Banks and industry groups including the ABA, CBA and ANZ have consistently pushed back on the policy, citing privacy, security and cost concerns. Others, including ...

Banks continue campaign to discredit SA bank tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... policy that is focused on long term prosperity." The Australian Bankers' Association also welcomed the announcement, with ABA executive director Tony Pearson describing it as a sensible decision regarding bad policy.

FSU calls out NAB for lack of standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... what was normal practice in the bank and they deserve to be treated fairly and not to have these issues reported under the ABA's new industry compliance breach policy," FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said. "We think it's time for the NAB chief ...

Westpac to review history of new applicants

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... stamp out misconduct and promote good behaviour in banking, and will help us to deliver better service to our customers." ABA chief executive Anna Bligh said banks recognise they need to do more to stop individuals with poor conduct records moving around ...