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AMP hires head of whistleblowing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... executive manager and whistleblower investigation officer. Prior to joining Commonwealth Bank, Paterson was executive counsel/special counsel at Workdynamic Australia and managing partner at HPWI. At AMP, Paterson will be responsible for leading whistleblower ...

CommInsure sale stalls, sold for discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... in relation to the process, the bank said. In a separate update, the bank appointed a group executive of group general counsel and governance in Carmel Mulhern, and a group executive of program delivery in Scott Wharton. Mulhern will commence in the ...

Byres warns not to spread APRA too thin

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... Wayne Byres - appearing by phone from Sydney alongside deputy chair Helen Rowell, member Geoff Summerhayes and general counsel Warren Scott - said several recent reviews had asked more from the regulator, stretching its resources. "So I think in answer ...

Alan Dixon on extended leave from URF

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... and Company Investments Limited, which acts as the responsible entity for URF, announced Dixon's extended leave. General Counsel Brian Disler and co-chief financial officer Kevin McAvey have been appointed as co-heads of the investment manager of the ...

AFCA looks to expand senior ranks

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... expansion in its leadership ranks; in May, the authority announced it was recruiting a new deputy chief ombudsman and general counsel to support its rapid growth and the expansion of its jurisdiction. Established in November 2018, the authority replaced ...

Reforms see super fees in flux

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... total Australian super market, while accounting for fewer than 15% of members, according to Rainmaker. Sargon general counsel Fiona Borrelli says the changes are complex, adding that the timeframes for implementation are challenging. Those difficulties ...

Industry fund appoints advice GM

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... Kristyn Verrall will now have oversight of organisational strategy, in addition to her previous responsibilities of general counsel and company secretary. "Kristyn was the obvious choice to oversee the strategy of the 147,000 member strong fund. Her ...

CFS taps senior Qantas Super executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... April 2019. Prior to Qantas, Loughrey worked legal and risk roles at BT Financial Group, including as the chief legal counsel. He will commence in the new role at CFS this week. CBA has previously announced intentions to demerge its wealth management ...

FPA moves to improve adviser mental health

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has launched a free health and wellbeing program providing confidential support from psychologists and counsellors to its members. The FPA Wellbeing program comes amid unprecedented changes in the ...

Banks sluggish on Indigenous financial inclusion

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
Indigenous Australians are being let down by financial institutions' failure to provide access to basic banking services and recognise different cultural attitudes towards money, a new report from the First Nations Foundation reveals. Of the 620 ...