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Spaceship searches for new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
Startup superannuation fund Spaceship is shaking up its management structure and is on the hunt for a new chief. Chief executive and co-founder Paul Bennetts will become chief product officer, a new role that was created as part of the super fund's ...

How to be a board director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... women's careers. The research identified one of the key factors limiting female board aspirants was a lack of senior executive experience, and particularly financial management experience. The majority of board members surveyed were in their 50s, and ...

Insurtech Australia names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
Insurtech Australia has tapped a senior executive from one of its founding partners as its new chief executive. Rita Yates replaces Simon O'Dell, who will become chair, as the organisation gears for growth in 2019. Yates joined Insurtech Australia ...

No single solution for advice: CFA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
CFA Societies Australia believes Australia's financial advice industry needs a series of policy reforms and changes to rebuild trust. Together with the CFA Institute, CFA Societies Australia released policy recommendations in response to the Royal ...

Boutique fund manager appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... and private equity firm Arcapita's global head of institutional fund distribution. Prior to this, he held senior executive positions at PIMCO, Lehman Brothers Investment Management and Barclays Global Investors. His early career was spent in acquisition ...

Big banks, super funds join forces for sustainability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
Senior executives of the big banks, superannuation funds, insurance companies and industry bodies have come together for the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative. The initiative is an unprecedented collaboration with the aim of shaping an Australian ...

Industry fund executive takes new role

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... centre of everything we do, and we are looking to take the next step on our growth journey - adding an extra senior executive to oversee this important area was a vital step in that process. "Nikki spent seven and a half years guiding a similar sized ...

New ASX governance principles target culture

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... evaluate the performance of the board, committees and directors; Have written agreement with each director and senior executive setting out the terms of their appointment; Disclose a whistle-blower policy; and Disclose material exposure to environmental ...

Digital advice platform opens Sydney office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... response to growing customer expectations for transparent and reasonably priced wealth management," Quantifeed senior executive, strategic partnerships Graeme Brant said. The new office is led by Brant and senior software engineer Lars Bischoff. A further ...

Mainstream board loses former ASIC executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
A former ASIC senior executive resigned from the board of Mainstream Group. The firm has also released its half-year financial results. Financial services veteran Lucienne Layton will step down from her role as non-executive director on 15 March to ...