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Corporate fund updates members on fee changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
A $12 billion corporate super fund has achieved lower investment and transaction fees for its members for the 2019 financial year. Commonwealth Bank Group Super's investment-related fee and cost estimates, which generally change each year, were ...

New chief at CBA Group Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... search externally and within the group. Durbin will join CBA Group Super from the group's NewCo where he is currently general manager, strategy. "He has deep specialist knowledge and experience in superannuation, investments and development of member ...

Advice associations weigh in on member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... accusing the Government of failing to conduct a cost benefit analysis to determine the proposed bill's effectiveness. AFA general manager of policy and professionalism Phil Anderson said the bill's problem was that it would not only remove unnecessary ...

NAB names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... Commonwealth Bank (CBA) group executive for retail banking services for five years, and was also previously CBA's executive general manager. McEwan replaces Andrew Thorburn who resigned in February following the bank's lambasting at the Royal ...

CFS hires executive manager of insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... assistant product manager at AMP and portfolio manager at MetLife. Separately, CFS recently saw the departure of executive general manager Linda Elkins, who will become KPMG's national sector leader for asset and wealth management on August 5. She ...

Russell launches next gen managed accounts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
Russell Investments launched what it is calling a "next generation" suite of multi-asset managed accounts - the first managed accounts offering for the investment giant. The offering comes in response to the growing adviser and investor preference for ...

APRA forced to overhaul culture, capabilities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... these issues, the report recommended establishing a new Superannuation Division under the supervision of an executive general manager. Key objectives of the new division, which complements APRA's member outcomes initiatives, will cover the overall ...

BT Panorama boosts functionality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... retail platform provider in terms of market share in Australia. Now, BT has announced new enhancements for the platform. BT general manager of platforms, investments and operations Kathy Vincent explained that growth of BT Panorama has been driven by ...

FASEA exam was fair: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... equivalent to an approved degree. The Association of Financial Advisers estimated about 600 financial advisers sat the test. General manager of policy and professionalism Phil Anderson described them as "brave." These advisers are likely to be confident ...

US bonds present ESG problem

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
Schroders' global head of stewardship believes ESG-focused investors should exercise caution before investing in US corporate bonds. Schroders global head of stewardship Jessica Ground told a media briefing in Sydney recently that some US corporate ...