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Super fund adds industry veteran

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
An $8 billion government superannuation fund has welcomed the former country head of Franklin Templeton to its board of directors. Maria Wilton has joined the board of the Australia Post Superannuation Scheme, effective October. At the same time, Jim ...

Vanguard swoops on superannuation

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... external mangers in its superannuation product, saying it's too early. Bowerman also chairs the SMSF Association's board, replacing Deborah Ralston in October after she stepped down to sit on the panel for the retirement income review, which ...

Chief economist update: RBA holds but for how long?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... continuing to weigh on consumer spending." These were Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe's words after the board decided to keep the country's official cash rate unchanged at 0.75% at its November 5 meeting. No central banker ...

New FPA board members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has appointed several new board members as a result of recent elections. Alison Henderson and David Sharpe will commence their second term on the FPA board, while William Johns joins the board for the ...

ASIC calls out accountants

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... compliant or better financial advice" than financial advisers. In its submission to the Review of the Tax Practitioners Board released by Treasury, the regulator said it does not believe accountants should be exempt from the Australian Financial Services ...

Chief economist update: Weak household consumption now a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... comes. But cut they will have to... again - sooner rather than later. Perhaps as soon as 22 days before Christmas when the board meets on December 3? While the latest inflation figures were in line with market expectations, they remained below the RBA's ...

Wealth income halved, Hartzer skips $1.6m bonus

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... However, according to the annual report, the "watershed year" wasn't enough to see Hartzer earn a cash bonus, with the board unimpressed by some "poor customer outcomes" highlighted by the Royal Commission. Hartzer recommended Westpac's directors ...

Platform hints at aggressive expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... to a level that is exponentially higher than today? Today it is about $370 million." Aracon already has five sub-plans on board including Fairvine and Xplore's own super fund offering. "We met with APRA to talk about our business plan for Aracon," ...

Suncorp wealth chief steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... will take on the role effective immediately, with the group saying the move will bring together the legal, corporate and board governance under one team. "[Speirs] has done an outstanding job over the past six years at Suncorp, including leading the ...

Former PIMCO chief guilty in admissions scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... was accepted into USC, Hodge mailed the athletic director at the college a $75,000 "donation" to the "Women's Athletic Board," a fund the athletic director controlled. Hodge also wired another $125,000 to Singer's business and $125,000 to Singer's ...