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Government fund appoints new chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... enormous respect for QSuper from working in the same region and industry and see it as a privilege to be able to work with the board and the executive team to serve the members of QSuper now and into the future." Outgoing chair Morris leaves the fund ...

Super funds merge, leaders appointed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... will become deputy chief executive. Neil Cochrane, chair of First State Super, has been appointed independent chair of the board while Wayne Kayler-Thomson - who was appointed in August - will continue as VicSuper chair until the end of the financial ...

Westpac directors slammed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
... remarks as a long-term shareholder in Westpac and experienced chair and non-executive director. Medd said longer serving board members should stand down. The directors of Westpac are "clearly not fit for purpose having collectively presided over what ...

Platform appoints TPB director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
A director of the Tax Practitioners Board has joined the board of a managed accounts provider and platform. Julie Berry will replace Peter Brook as a non-executive director at Xplore Wealth. She has been a director of the Tax Practitioners Board for ...

AMP welcomes former PwC partner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
AMP has announced changes to its board, with the appointment of a former PwC partner as a non-executive director. Rahoul Chowdry will join the board, effective January 1, having held leadership and senior executive roles in the professional services ...

Chief economist update: Businesses remain unmoved by low rates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
The National Australia Bank's (NAB) latest Business Survey report shows business conditions remained unchanged at a reading of +4 in November (from October) but business confidence fell to a reading of zero, negating October's two-point increase ...

SCA drags AMP over claim delays

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has slammed AMP in an open letter to the board; criticising the wealth giant for significant delays in its "abhorrent" handling of group insurance claims. Citing APRA's Life Insurance Claims and Disputes data released ...

IOOF, ANZ transaction gets green light

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
APRA has approved IOOF's application to purchase ANZ's superannuation business. The decision to allow the purchase of OnePath Custodians and Oasis Funds Management comes from APRA after it was granted the legislative power to approve or refuse an application ...

FASEA adds adviser representative to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
A replacement financial adviser representative director has been appointed to the FASEA board three months after the resignation of CountPlus chief executive Matthew Rowe. Hamilton Wealth managing director Will Hamilton has been appointed as a part-time ...

New hires, mandates at Link

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
Link Fund Solutions has appointed a new chief operating officer as part of what it says is a broad transformation of the business. Peter Sipek has been appointed chief operating officer. He has more than 30 years' experience in financial services most ...