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HESTA strengthens financial advice team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
A $53 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed a new general manager of financial planning. Chris Joiner will join HESTA in the role from Industry Fund Services where he was the executive manager of advice solution, a role he held since 2016. ...

RI Advice faces ASIC action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... It has since been sold to IOOF. ASIC said RI Advice did not take reasonable steps in response and, further, contravened general obligations as an AFSL holder. The regulator is seeking compliance orders from the Federal Court to prevent contraventions ...

Woolworths admits to underpaying staff $300m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... Woolworths Supermarkets and Metro stores have not been paid in full compliance with Woolworth Group's obligations under the General Retail Industry Award," the statement said. The review highlighted an inconsistency in pay for a number of salaried store ...

Suncorp wealth chief steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... Queensland (RACQ). Carter has held a number of executive roles within Suncorp since starting there in 2006 as executive general manager of advice solutions. Suncorp Group chief executive Steve Johnston said Carter has guided the banking and wealth team ...

AMP contests senior lawyer's claims

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... suggested fee-for-no-service was not an admin error. Firmansjah raised it with Cook who then flagged it with her manager (then general counsel) Brian Salter. Salter took it to the group chief executive who took it to Brenner. Cook's claim last Tuesday ...

Trustee firm launches admin platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... MSC Abacus, a tailored fund registry, reporting and accounting service for capital managers. The new business is led by general manager Priya Sharma who was most recently finance manager within Blue Sky Water Partners' real assets division. All services ...

ASIC wins appeal against Westpac companies

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... superannuation funds into their BT accounts were carefully calculated to bring about this desired result by giving no more than general advice. It was marketing by telephone selling," Federal Court documents read. "This difficulty is that the decision ...

BNP Paribas appoints new Australia head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
BNP Paribas has appointed Karine Delvallee as its new head of territory for Australia and New Zealand and general manager of the BNP Paribas Australia branch, having worked for the company for over 25 years. Delvallee has held a number of senior and ...

NAB fixed income sales director moves to BOC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... director of fixed income sales with FIIG Group. His new appointment is in response to growth in originations, BOC deputy general manager Xuan Ding said. "We want to build out our distribution capacities. Mark will be mandated to grow our investor base ...

Industry fund awards $200mn mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... community services sector (HACS), will use the trust to invest across the healthcare sector, from private hospitals to general medical and residential aged care. The mandate is structured to give the fund the flexibility to grow its commitment over time ...