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Vamos joins Mercer board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
Former long-serving ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos joined the board of Mercer's superannuation business as an independent non-executive director. Mercer Superannuation Australia board chair Jan Swinhoe welcomed Vamos to the board, noting that her ...

FPA professionalism plans garner adviser support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... the sentiment at this year's roadshow was very much about implementation and taking action. The financial planning profession is in our own hands, and as a community, we are ready to forge ahead in establishing the future of our profession," De Gori ...

Platform provider grows SMA menu

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
A platform provider has added two new managers to its separately managed accounts menu, offering advisers and their clients access to a greater range of retail managed accounts. The Netwealth menu now includes SMA portfolios from Elston Asset Management ...

Insurers held to account with new FSC code

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
The Financial Services Council rolled out its Life Insurance Code of Practice, along with a new set of standardised medical definitions, on July 1. The new definitions for cancer, heart attack and stroke in trauma and critical illness policies were ...

TAL intensifies mental health strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
Life insurer TAL is expanding its mental health capabilities by creating a new executive role and partnering with an expert in the field. Glenn Baird has been appointed as head of mental health and will be responsible for driving TAL's mental health ...

UBS chief economist resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
After more than a decade in the role, UBS Australia chief economist Scott Haslem will leave the firm and his successor has been named. UBS confirmed that an internal memo was circulated notifying staff that Haslem has decided to pursue opportunities ...

KPMG names new national chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
A senior audit partner and governance specialist is being promoted as KPMG Australia's new national chair. Stepping into the role on 1 September 2017, Alison Kitchen will be KPMG Australia's first woman chair. She will also be the first woman to chair ...

SMSF auditor busted self-auditing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
A Victoria-based self-managed superannuation fund auditor was disqualified for auditing his own fund. ASIC investigated Neil Wilson following information supplied by the Australian Taxation Office and determined that he had breached fundamental independence ...

WTW recruits FINEX Australasia lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
Willis Towers Watson will welcome a QBE national manager as head of FINEX - Australasia. The global advisory firm has appointed Jill Stewart to lead the local division, which brings together experts in financial, executive and professional risks, mergers ...

Association seeking first chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
A peak industry body is on the hunt for its inaugural chief executive. The Australian Custodial Services Association has launched a search for a part-time chief executive to guide the development of Australia's custodial and investment management sector. ...