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New leadership for fund manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... said the move is necessary because the firm has experienced rapid growth. It said in a statement to shareholders that the board has undertaken a long term strategic planning exercise which includes the reinforcement and future-proofing of its senior ...

Frontier adds consultant from WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... to that posting, Newfield was with Mercer New Zealand for 12 years - where he led the retirement business and chaired the board of their trustee company. Frontier chief executive Andrew Polson said: "Paul is a well-known and highly regarded consultant ...

Advice group hires national practice manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... financial planning, but to actually be in a position to prosper. The management team at Lifespan is very excited to have him on board," Ardino said. Gershkov commented: "John was both a role model and mentor to me. I'm very excited to be now working ...

Culture isn't everything: ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
ASIC commissioner John Price has warned a "strong culture" might not stand resolute in the face of remuneration incentives. Addressing the Governance Institute's Risk Management Forum in Sydney yesterday, Price warned companies that ensuring the behaviour ...

Bank chief steps down amid expenses scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
ANZ New Zealand chief executive David Hisco stepped down following a review of his personal expenses. The ANZ board expressed concerns about the characterisation of certain expenses attributed to Hisco. While Hisco doesn't accept all of the concerns ...

Former First State chief joins TCorp

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
The former chief executive of First State Super has joined the board of TCorp. Michael Dwyer has been appointed as a director of the New South Wales public sector's investment partner, TCorp. Taking on the vacant seat left by former Sydney Water chief ...

Advice group adds general manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... Partners Wealth Group managing director Mathew Cassidy told Financial Standard the group is delighted to have Mennie on board to lead the wealth strategy. "The exit of the big banks from the wealth space represents a big opportunity for accounting firms ...

Restructure sees wealth firm lose chief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... concentrate on implementing the outcome of the URF strategic review. With his sole focus in the US for the foreseeable future, the board and Alan agreed that identifying a new high calibre chief executive for Evans Dixon made sense." He added there will ...

Blue chips hit board diversity target

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... companies currently have 40% women directors, while 20 companies have 50% or more women on boards. Current figures show 70% of board positions are held by men, of which 90% are chairs. There are five ASX200 companies with no women directors; 46 companies ...

AMP Super, board slapped with licence conditions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
APRA announced this morning it is taking action on AMP's superannuation business and board, concerned they breached several areas of superannuation law. AMP Superannuation and N.M. Superannuation Proprietary, collectively known as AMP Super, were ...