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NAB names new chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... McEwan. Irvine has served as NAB's group executive and private business since 2020 and boasts 27 years of experience in financial services. Prior to joining NAB, Irvine was head of Canadian Business Banking at the Bank of Montreal. He has held a range ...

ASIC to tighten grip on super fund misdemeanours

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... system is likely to be undermined; nowhere is this more evident than in relation to death benefit claims handling. "We are aware of a significant increase in complaints to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority about extreme processing delays ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
Several major superannuation funds such as UniSuper, Aware Super, and Equip Super continue to invest in global weapons companies despite growing concerns among members, particularly as the Israel-Hamas war escalates. This includes France's Thales ...

Aware Super, ART hire member service heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... customer service executives changed jobs. Australian Retirement Trust head of member services Jessica Rix has landed at Aware Super in a similar role. Rix has spent two years at the country's second-largest superannuation fund, developing member ...

OnePath cops $5m fine over fees for no service

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... its affiliates being fined $40 million, AMP incurring a $14.5 million penalty, NAB being ordered to pay $18.5 million, and Aware Super copping a $20 million penalty.

AFCA secures $1.2bn in refunds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... significant natural disasters. "We have dealt with hundreds of thousands of cases over the past five years, but we are fully aware that behind every complaint is an individual, a family or small business," Locke said. "An ombudsman service also plays ...

Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
Aware Super will now offer employees paid menopause leave, as the Finance Sector Union (FSU) launches an industry-wide survey on the impact of menopause and menstruation in the workplace in tandem with World Menopause Day. The Australian Institute of ...

Link shakes up board, names super industry veteran

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... Aware Super) for almost a decade and ASSET Super from 1993 to 2010. Lennon is currently a director of Aware Financial Services, the Sydney Financial Forum, McKell Institute, and the Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad (APHEDA) ...

Qantas Super confirms merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
... laid off staff and the fund saw about $1 billion pour out under the ERS scheme. "The Qantas Super Trustee Board is acutely aware of the privilege and responsibility of managing the superannuation and retirement savings of Qantas Super's members and ...

hmh Advisory launches online platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... expertise." Meanwhile, hmh Advisory director and investment committee member for the solution Eli Staub added the firm is aware that personal financial advice is beyond the reach of many young adults. "Due to the heavy compliance burden on the industry ...