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NAB denies underpaying full-time workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... wages. It has been putting the pressure on NAB to remediate affected workers as quickly as possible, urging union members audit their pay to make sure they are being paid correctly. NAB calculates the remediation bill to be $108 million (before tax) ...

ASIC cancels AFSLs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
The corporate regulator has cancelled the Australian financial services licences (AFSL) of two providers for failing to lodge audited financial accounts and failing to maintain an AFCA membership. Victorian-based financial services provider and mortgage ...

Fund manager hit with serious charges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
The former managing director of Global Merces Funds Management, which is now in liquidation, has been slapped with criminal charges for dishonest conduct and providing dodgy information about the fund's affairs. The court determined that Holly Grofski ...

Salaries boosted by skills shortage

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... include business/financial analysis (26%), compliance (24%), financial planning and analysis (24%), risk (22%), and internal audit (22%). With limited supply and high demand in the market, these skillsets are well positioned to command highly competitive ...

Budget no cure for hangover from last one

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
An Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees policy expert has laid out just how much work super funds have ahead of them in dealing with the last two federal budgets. AIST head of advocacy Mel Birks updated the Conference of Major Superannuation ...

BetaShares hires from Class

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... was recently promoted to chief financial officer where he will also be accountable for capital management, accounting and audit functions, as well as corporate strategic investments. Poynton previously spent 18 years at Macquarie Group in several strategy ...

BetaShares appoints chief financial officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... Wentworth Private Equity. As the chief financial officer, he will be responsible for capital management, accounting and audit functions, as well as corporate strategic investments. "Jason has, since our inception, been a key member of the BetaShares ...

Legalsuper adds Law Institute of Victoria chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... said. He also brings additional strong governance credentials, having previously served on statutory authority boards and audit and risk committees, she added. "We regard this as a vital attribute, in keeping with legalsuper's recognised excellence in ...

OpenMarkets hires, acquires, preps for IPO

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... Bank of Queensland where he was chief technology officer and also held several roles at Westpac. Alexander is chair of the audit risk committee for Citadel Group. The appointments come as OpenMarkets expands its team from just 17 in March 2020 to now ...

FPA launches file note guidance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... "File notes no longer need to be paper-based. There are new and more efficient ways for financial planners to build a proper audit trail through effective record keeping," De Gori said. "This not only gives greater clarity around why decisions are made ...