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Former CBA executive nabs industry body lead role

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... customers, the regulatory and political environments and the financial services sector, will help him chart the ICA's advocacy program to elevate the value of insurance both to our economy and our society." Hall is a multi-award winning corporate ...

Government delays RC implementation timeline

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... consultation and the preparation of draft legislation. The decision was welcomed by financial advice and superannuation advocacy bodies. The Association of Super Funds of Australia labelled the move as pragmatic and sensible, given the pandemic has placed ...

SMSF Association appoints deputy chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... Peter Burgess has been appointed deputy chief executive of the SMSF Association, returning to the self-managed super advocacy body after seven years at AMP. Burgess left the association in 2013 for AMP, having served as national technical director for ...

Adviser fears over ASIC relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
While backed by major industry associations and advocacy bodies, those that actually provide financial advice fear new temporary relief measures offered by ASIC may push Australians towards conflicted advice. On April 14 ASIC announced a raft of measures ...

Life insurers prepare for grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... to face a grilling by parliamentarians via videoconference next week. Next week several major life insurance firms and advocacy bodies will face up to the scrutiny of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, with committee chair ...

IOOF joins FEW corporate partner lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... support. IOOF has joined FEW as a diamond partner in a move that also sees IOOF chief executive Renato Mota join the advocacy body's FEW Good Men initiative, volunteering to mentor senior members as they progress further in their careers. Announcing ...

Vale Ted Evans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... fierce beliefs which he held in a vice like grip. Belief and persistence were his strengths which he employed in powerful advocacy." Former Liberal treasurer Peter Costello said Evans believed in serving the public and had left "an enduring legacy to ...

FPA advocates for reduced pension minimums

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... payment rates would provided an additional strategy to manage these challenges." The letter is the latest in a string of advocacy work the association has completed, including a supplementary submission to the retirement income review, which reiterated ...

Financial Executive Women adds to leadership team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... continue to build and serve our community is huge, and exciting." FEW was founded by Beck in 2013 to provide a Career Advocacy Program for successful women within financial services. The Career Advocacy Program is designed specifically so FEW members ...

EQT bolsters board

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... Last year, Schwartz was awarded the Queen's Birthday Honours for her support of women in leadership, social justice advocacy and to the business community. She also has an honorary doctorate from Monash University, has been inducted into the Australian ...