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CalPERS names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... delivery, investments, finance and risk management, actuarial services, supplemental retirement programs, legislative affairs, stakeholder relations, and numerous support functions. CalPERS board president Rob Feckner said: "Marcie is a seasoned public ...

NAB appoints independent customer advocate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... Australia and overseas, joining NAB from the Financial Ombudsman Service (UK) where she held roles such as head of market affairs and ombudsman. From 2001 to 2005 she was a member of a number of consumer advisory panels, advising authorities including ...

Funeral bonds on the minds of advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... bonds," Cooper said. "Investments of up to $12,250 are currently exempt from Centrelink and the Department of Veterans' Affairs income and assets tests, which means there can be important taxation and pension considerations, depending on the circumstances ...

Brexit - the Australian connection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... the local currency went up against the British pound - up 7.3% -- and the euro - up 1.0% -- the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (DFAT) 'Composition of Trade Australia' report shows that in 2015, Australian exports to the United Kingdom made ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... followed a 1.3% gain in the previous month. Euro consumer confidence The Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) flash consumer confidence indicator for the eurozone slipped to a reading of -7.3 in June versus -7.0 in the previous ...

Bloomberg partners with DFAT for health program

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... funding to gather citizens' health data. Originally launched in partnership with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Data for Health program is designed to refine and make better use of health data in low- and middle-income countries. ...

CBA appoints group general counsel from Suncorp

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
CBA has appointed a new group general counsel and group executive corporate affairs. Anna Lenahan will join CBA from Suncorp, where she is currently chief risk and legal officer. She was also a partner at Allens Linklaters and has been a crown prosecutor ...

Lifeplan portal puts investors first

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... Commenting on the launch, head of Lifeplan, Matt Walsh said: "Increasingly Australians are conducting their financial affairs over their mobile phones, and it is paramount that any online initiative adopts this 'mobile first' design philosophy. "With ...

Former Equititrust CEO appeal refused

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... McIvor was convicted and fined $10,000 in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on six charges of failing to provide a Report to Affairs and to deliver books and records to the liquidators of Chevron Capital, MHSM Holdings and SM Capital.

VFMC appoints risk manager from AIA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... that VFMC has appointed ASIC markets disciplinary panel chair Lisa Gay and former NAB executive general manager corporate affairs Paula Bensom as two new directors of the company. At the time, VFMC chair commented on the new appointments, saying: "VFMC ...