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AMPFPA selects law firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... Standard shortly after the announcement, AMP's then-group executive, advice Alex Wade said AMP met with the AMPFPA's board ahead of publicising the plan. Macdonald disputed this in a recent interview with Financial Standard, saying he has never ...

UniSuper appoints chief operating officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... including as chief financial officer of a US-based NAB subsidiary. He has also held roles with ANZ and the State Superannuation Board of Victoria. "Kevin has a demonstrated track record in developing high performing teams, with a wealth of knowledge ...

Code monitoring move disappoints industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... wrestles between consumer groups and financial advice representatives." Fox also pointed out that the seats on the FASEA board to be held by financial services representatives are currently vacant. Code Monitoring Australia said in a statement: "The ...

ETFS Capital backs indexing startup

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... management and administration. The startup recently closed its series A funding round, which has seen ETFS Capital come on board as a significant investor. "We are delighted to have secured a significant investment from ETFS Capital which will accelerate ...

Life industry steps toward trust

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... life insurance sector, it must commit to supporting the professionalism of its people. AMP Life chief executive and ANZIIF board president Megan Beer said the journey must start with the sector proving its competence. "Our commitment to lifting professionalism ...

Culture change must not be a fad: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
APRA chair Wayne Byres told Australia's banking lobby that changes to the sector's culture cannot disappear once the spotlight moves away. Speaking at the Australian Banking Association's national economic series in Sydney on Wednesday, Byres said APRA's ...

AMP shamed by CHOICE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... also undertaking a major project to simplify our superannuation business and offers, which is being overseen by the trustee board in accordance with legal and regulatory obligations, and in consideration of members' best interests," AMP said. The consumer ...

Bank of Queensland appoints operations chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... BOQ managing director and chief executive George Frazis said he is excited to bring someone of Stafford's calibre on board. "He brings more than 30 years' of corporate experience, across finance, operations, strategy and has also delivered complex ...

Volcker Rule tweak gets green light

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... year and have a compliance date of 1 January 2021. The five agencies whose approval was needed include: Federal Reserve Board, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ...

Hong Kong drops LSE bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... appropriate valuation and there was "no merit in further engagement". In a statement, the Hong Kong Exchange said: "The board of HKEX continues to believe that a combination of LSEG and HKEX is strategically compelling and would create a world-leading ...