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CFS hires executive manager of insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... at AMP and portfolio manager at MetLife. Separately, CFS recently saw the departure of executive general manager Linda Elkins, who will become KPMG's national sector leader for asset and wealth management on August 5. She joined from Russell Investments ...

Linda Elkins to depart Colonial First State

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
Colonial First State executive general manager Linda Elkins has resigned to replace Paul Howes at KPMG. Elkins has been appointed KPMG's national sector leader - asset and wealth management. She will join the firm effective August 5, taking over ...

Retail super funds reject MySuper delays

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... standards and expectations with respect to accrued default amounts (ADA). Colonial First State executive general manager Linda Elkins blamed the limitation of CBA's systems and lack of operational capacity for failing to meet the Government-mandated ...

Intra-fund advice conflicted: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
Colonial First State admitted to falling below community standards when it crafted poor communication to super fund members to dissuade them from moving to a cheaper default option. One financial adviser was banned in the process, the Royal Commission ...

ANZ grilled over Smart Choice sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... product wrongly labelled it as a MySuper option. Yesterday, the royal commission heard CFS executive general manager Linda Elkins blame the limitation of CBA's systems and lack of operational capacity for failing to meet the Government-mandated 1 ...

Poor systems delay MySuper transitions: CFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... Colonial First State admits was a lengthy transition of members to MySuper products. CFS executive general manager Linda Elkins blamed the limitation of CBA's systems and lack of operational capacity for failing to meet the Government-mandated 1 ...

CFS and a messy MySuper transition

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... under the Royal Commission's lens on Tuesday. Taking the witness box, Colonial First State executive general manager Linda Elkins told the Commission CFS initially failed to transition 13,000 members into MySuper products during the 2014 switch - a breach ...

New ASFA board announced

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... directors have been re-elected to the board - public sector representative, Michael Dwyer, retail representative Linda Elkins and service provider representatives, Andrew Boal and Suzanne Holden. The ASFA Board has also reconfirmed Michael Easson as ...

As one door opens, another closes at FEW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... managing partner, priority clients Julie Coates will present on international mobility, while Colonial First State's Linda Elkins will discuss the value of secondment. "We had 15% men at this year's conference, so it is open to everyone and it's so important ...

Colonial First State names new distribution head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... forefront of innovation, and delivering the best products and service for our customers." He will continue to work with Linda Elkins, who was appointed as executive general manager of CFS in 2012. Chun recently hailed CFS' boost in lifetime annuity sales ...