Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 11 - 20 of 373 results for "The Independent"

ACCC slams door on ANZ, Suncorp deal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
... to Australian competition law, if the ACCC decides not to grant authorisation, the decision can be reviewed by the independent Australian Competition Tribunal. Furthermore, ANZ explained the acquisition is still contingent upon meeting additional conditions ...

Iress adds new operations, customer service leaders

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... management, business development, client solutions, and product support. Willmer joined Iress in 2015, leading the independent financial adviser client account management team, before becoming head of commercial office and head of transformation office. ...

Advice from Shartru failed best interests duty, ASIC says

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... conditions, Shartru must engage an independent consultant to review and make recommendations on its audit processes. The independent consultant must also review a sample of advice, audits, and pre-vets and report on the efficacy of the improvements made ...

NGS Super expands leadership

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... executive role was created especially to cope with the expansion of Previtera's role in driving growth, mostly in the independent and education sector. "We recognise that the opportunity for us to expand not only in existing schools that we serve ...

Equity Trustees takes on new RE mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
AL Capital (ALC), the independent investment and fund management arm of Aqualand Group, selected Equity Trustees to be the responsible entity of its new range of retail funds. The funds include the ALC Global Credit Fund, the ALC Active Australian Equity ...

NGS Super continues leadership shake-up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
... to our leadership team will help us deliver on our commitment to exceptional member experiences and services to the independent education sector and will further strengthen our future growth and position in the superannuation industry," Previtera said. ...

AUSTRAC drops action after Bell FG audit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... pleasing outcome and provides certainty to our shareholders and clients," he commented. "We have benefited from the independent audit process which has enabled us to enhance our existing AML/CTF compliance program. We look forward to continuing to grow ...

FSCP hands down second order, audits adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... adviser provided to clients between 1 February 2023 and 30 April 2023. "The relevant provider is required to provide the independent person's findings as a result of their audits to ASIC, and the relevant provider must bear the cost of the work undertaken ...

FRAA releases draft APRA, ASIC metrics

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
The independent body tasked with reviewing the competency of APRA and ASIC has released a list of draft metrics it will use to measure the regulators against and is asking for industry feedback. The Financial Regulator Assessment Authority (FRAA) has ...

PwC picks senior leaders to oversee review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... firm and its own Tony O'Malley has been appointed chief risk and ethics leader amid the ongoing tax crisis. The independent review, originally announced last week, will be conducted by Switkowski following the firm's tax leak scandal in which ...