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Last chance to register for the MAX Awards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... of the Year, Nikko AM's Linda Garry was Marketer of the Year in the investment management division and First State Super's Mary Murphy won the Marketer of the Year Award in the superannuation division. To vote or book a seat at the 2016 MAX Awards please ...

CBA appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
CBA has appointed an intellectual property lawyer as its new non-executive director. Mary Padbury is currently a partner and vice chairman of international law firm Ashurst, which advises corporates and financial institutions on M&A, corporate and structured ...

US mulls borrowing limit on leveraged ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... leveraged ETFs like mutual funds, which could impact the way some investors, particularly hedge funds, use them. SEC chair Mary Jo White said in May that a final decision regarding the leveraged ETFs would be made this year. In 2006, the SEC granted ...

Retired mothers need financial help

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... their parents (17.8%), or moving into a smaller dwelling (15.3%). REST general manager brand, marketing and communications, Mary Atley, said the $38 billion fund is calling for the federal government to adopt all recommendations from the recent Senate ...

ASIC user-pay model "eminently sensible": SEC veteran

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... Sucharow's whistleblower representation practice, compared the proposal to a similar (failed) one in the US, where ex-SEC chair Mary Schapiro tabled the idea when she began working at the regulator. "That was one of her earlier initiatives and it didn't ...

Industry groups slam SEC plan to limit derivatives

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... back at a proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to try to limit investors' exposure to risk. In December Mary Jo White, the chair of the US corporate watchdog said a funds' use of certain instruments can cause "substantial and rapid ...

Pillar hires change specialist

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... transformation projects" in Australia's finance industry. Joining Pillar as executive general manager organisational change is Mary Damianos. She is expected to support staff and customers exploring the transition to a single admin and processing system ...

Evolving super sparks C-suite shift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... executive roles in these areas compared to 2% of smaller funds. First State Super and LGsuper added chief digital officers Mary Murphy and Brett Barber respectively this year and although both carry the same title, their responsibilities differ slightly. ...

FEATURE: Reshaping insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
In a highly competitive market, group insurers are looking beyond lowering prices to attract large fund clients. In May, APRA issued a letter to Australian life insurers outlining the regulator's concerns about the group risk sector. If group insurers ...

Super and TPD definitions in the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Debate around definitions for total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance claims through superannuation funds has again come under the spotlight. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) event in Sydney this morning ...