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AFCA hears legacy complaints

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... to its predecessors. AFCA said 8% of the complaints it received so far were to do with superannuation, while credit and general insurance topped the list, contributing to 45% and 21% of complaints each.

Sunsuper overhauls leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
Sunsuper has restructured its executive lineup, with its executive general manager of advice, marketing and growth to depart. The restructure comes as the $60 billion industry fund looks to better execute its growth strategy and ensure continued strong ...

Qantas Super chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... and Zoos Victoria. Prior to becoming a professional director, she was a commercial lawyer for 28 years and was NAB's general counsel for Australia between December 2005 and February 2011. The board named two new members as company-appointed directors ...

Major shareholders defy proxy advisers: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... with proxy advisers 42.7% of the time and investment managers 25.1%. The report covers the voting outcomes at the annual general meetings of 400 Australian listed entities in 2018. The 2018 AGM season was particularly contentious and saw increased shareholder ...

ASIC appeals Westpac Federal Court decision

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... calls constituted personal financial advice. Under their respective AFSLs, WSAL and BTFM are only licensed to provide general advice. ASIC has now filed an appeal of the decision, seeking greater clarity and certainty as to the difference between general ...

Class appoints chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... accounting software provider as managing director and chief executive in early May 2019. He was most recently executive general manager of financial services of digital media REA Group, which operates 20 brands including realestate.com.au and flatmates.com.au. ...

Industry fund appoints chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... has been appointed to lead Statewide Super, and will take the reins from March 1. Currently serving as the fund's general manager of member engagement, D'Alessandro will lead the fund following the departure of Richard Nunn. Nunn announced his ...

Perfect storm smashes AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... advisers was more relevant. "As this business (financial advice) increasingly becomes more difficult to run, I have seen a general trend of consolidation where people who do financial advice on the side, or have it as a part-time activity, or would have ...

Former Westpac GM joins APRA review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
A former Westpac general manager and group executive will help lead APRA's capability review. Diane Smith-Gander has joined the three-person panel reviewing the prudential regulator, after the Government agreed to act on Kenneth Hayne's recommendation ...

Former super fund executive joins fintech

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... Mills in the top role. She currently sits on the Federal Government's Financial Literacy Board and is a former executive general manager at Guild Trustee Services. Mills will work with Money101 founder Catherine Birchall to launch a new financial wellbeing ...