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New internal audit guide for finance sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
A new best-practice guide for the boards and internal auditors of superannuation funds, banks and financial service providers has been released. The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has released The Better Practice Guide, which was developed with ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept monetary policy unchanged at its December board meeting - the last of 2020 - and for good reason. "In Australia, the economic recovery is under way and recent data have generally been better than expected... ...

Former Cbus chief takes prime role at AMP Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
Industry superannuation fund Cbus's former chief executive David Atkin is joining AMP Capital as its deputy chief executive, effective December 7. "Atkin will assume operational leadership of AMP Capital in an interim capacity until June 2021, while ...

HSBC wealth lead lands chief executive role

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
HSBC's global chief executive of wealth and personal banking has scored the top job at a major financial services group. Charlie Nunn will become the group chief executive and executive director of Lloyds Banking Group, overseeing brands such as ...

IOOF ups costs for self-employed advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
Self-employed financial advisers working with IOOF will have to pay more for the same services under the new IOOF structure which will focus the business on three key pillars in the advice space. Speaking to investors today, IOOF chief advice officer ...

New multifamily real estate fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
A new fund that will invest in $223 million worth of American multifamily assets is pitching to Australian investors. Domus's Multifamily Real Estate Fund (Domus IV) will invest in three assets in Nashville, Tennessee and Phoenix. It includes multifamily ...

Aussies won't top-up ERS losses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
New research reveals that less than half of the Australians that withdrew their super this year plan to direct tax savings towards replacing it. Research from Colonial First State, which looked at a sample of 2000 Australians, found that 16% had withdrawn ...

Finance sector has largest pay gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The financial services sector has taken the inauspicious title of being the industry with the largest gender pay gap. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), COVID-19 has had a disproportionate event effect on women, causing a "pink recession". ...

SMSF fraudster sentenced

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
Craig Gore was sentenced to five years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of two years on six counts of fraud involving $345,000. Gore was initially arrested on 14 April 2017 after being charged with fraud relating to obtaining funds from self-managed ...

Home ownership shouldn't be at expense of super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
Removing barriers to young people being able to enter the housing market would be a better approach than using superannuation for a housing deposit, according to the chair of retirement income at Challenger, Jeremy Cooper. Speaking at the virtual ASFA ...