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Royal Commission will guide remuneration standard: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... and the Royal Commission, will help shape its updated and soon-to-be released standard on remuneration. APRA executive general manager, policy and advice, Pat Brennan told an industry conference yesterday that the consultation period for the regulator's ...

ABA moves to protect vulnerable customers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... relationship or an unexpected serious illness can make anyone financially vulnerable." By opening the consultation to the general public the ABA hopes to send the message that banks want to work with the community to support vulnerable customers. Bligh ...

UK to introduce new pension scheme

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... with government." "We now look ahead to the next stage and ultimately delivering the UK's first CDC pension." CWU deputy general secretary postal Terry Pullinger said: "The response to the consultation on these proposals, and the degree of support from ...

Westpac exits personal advice, restructures leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... and insurance offerings. The new consumer division will be led by current business bank chief executive David Lindberg. General manager of commercial banking Alastair Welsh will act in the role of chief executive, business while a global executive search ...

Deputy chief executive departs industry fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... executive of a $5 billion industry superannuation fund has departed. Media Super confirmed the departure of deputy chief and general manager of operations, Michael Rooney. Rooney - who has served the fund for 16 years, including five years at predecessor ...

Zero tolerance approach to poor culture needed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... need to hire management consultants that can take 10 years to turn culture around, he pointed out. At NAB's annual general meeting last December, outgoing chair Ken Henry was slammed for saying it will take 10 years for the bank to change its problematic ...

Chief economist update: What's the RBA waiting for?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
The Sino-Yankee trade war, the slowdown in the global economy and more recently, the Brexit fiasco have all had a negative bearing on the Australian economic outlook. This is no better depicted than by the recent National Accounts update showing the ...

Super funds eye intra-fund advice shake-up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... restrictive. If it doesn't expand, it would be difficult for super funds and financial advisers not to go down the general advice path, he said, pointing out that many members will not seek or pay for personal advice. Bowtell said the discussion ...

IRESS general manager joins advice group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
The former general manager of tailored solutions at IRESS is now leading a boutique financial advice group. Andrew Wootton has been appointed general manager of FYG Planners, following more than 11 years at IRESS. Bringing more than 30 years' experience ...

Chief economist update: Breaking up is hard to do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... to 0.5% in February 2017 and then another hike to 0.75% in August 2018. On the flipside, "Remainers" can point to the general uncertainties that this Brexit brouhaha is creating, underscored by the weakening business investment over the past few months. ...