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Bank of Queensland chief risk officer retires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
One of Australia's oldest financial institutions has announced the retirement of its chief risk officer (CRO). Bank of Queensland (BOQ) today announced the retirement of Peter Deans, who has held the position of chief risk officer for seven years. Dean's ...

Clayton Utz finally hands AMP notes to ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... chair Daniel Crennan said ASIC was determined to take enforcement action against Australia's large financial institutions, and would use all legal powers at its disposal to do so. He also expressed disappointment in AMP not handing over the documents ...

ASIC scolds banks over fee-for-no-service delays

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... regulator released an update to the "further review" programs currently underway at six of Australia's largest financial institutions - AMP, ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Macquarie, NAB and Westpac. According to ASIC commissioner Danielle Press, the institutions ...

Chief economist update: A capitalist in communist clothes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... recession and/or slowing growth. And if that's not enough, authoritarian China would also persuade (?) financial institutions to lend, consumers to consume, businesses to borrow, etc. If only the Politburo could do the same thing to Trump.

KPMG brings remediation regtech to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... with global consulting giant KPMG to roll-out its customer trust and transparency solutions to Australian financial institutions. The firm was founded in 2013 after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) took action against the UK finance industry over ...

Aussie fund manager opens New York office

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... Global Investors and 4D Infrastructure's strategies, and we have already seen strong interest from financial institutions in the US for these." He flagged more executives will be added to the US office as BennBridge expands its footprint. On the ...

Saxo appoints chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... would enhance the firm's existing market presence and would expand partnership opportunities with other financial institutions in Australia. "We see great opportunities in Australia's burgeoning fintech scene. Adam's depth of knowledge will be highly ...

KPMG expands advice remediation team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... financial services clients and their customers." The move comes after several of Australia's largest financial institutions contemplate growing remediation bills from financial advice. In August last year, ASIC said fees for no service remediation ...

Local fintech investment soars

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... its sale to Temenos ranked sixth among the top 10 fintech deals in Asia. Manly-based Avoka, which helps financial institutions digitally transform customer acquisition and on-boarding, was acquired by Temenos last December for US$245 million. Ant Financial ...

Digital advice platform opens Sydney office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... demand for digital advice solutions in Australia grows. "In the coming years, we see a great opportunity for financial institutions to deploy digital wealth solutions in response to growing customer expectations for transparent and reasonably priced ...