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Praemium appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
... executive director in May, will step into the role permanently on August 16. Wamsteker is the founding chief executive of ME Bank and chaired platform business Powerwrap, which Praemium bought last year. He has been on Praemium's board since November ...

Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
The Finance Sector Union is petitioning for paid vaccination leave, saying employers can help ensure the community is safe from COVID-19. So, who is and who isn't on board? The FSU is calling for two days of paid leave to be offered to employees ...

ME Bank acquisition receives green light

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
The federal government has approved the Bank of Queensland's acquisition of ME Bank, which was formerly owned by industry superannuation funds. ME Bank will officially become part of the BOQ group. The two firms said they will continue to operate ...

AFCA names human resources lead from ME Bank

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has appointed a human resources lead, who is currently an executive at ME Bank. Paul Kearney joins AFCA as executive general manager of people and culture on July 5. Kearney has been ME Bank's general ...

Criminal charges filed against ME Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions is pursuing criminal charges against ME Bank following an ASIC investigation. The regulator said the charges relate to contraventions of sections 12DB(1)(g) and 12GB(1) of the ASIC Act and sections 64(1) ...

Praemium chief executive exits

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... Praemium's acquisition. He was previously chief executive - lending at AXA before going onto be the founding chief executive of ME Bank for nine years.

Atlas Wealth launches mortgage brokerage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
Atlas Wealth Management has launched a mortgage-broking business and appointed a director to help expatriates buy property in Australia. Atlas Mortgages is led Jeremy Harper as director, an experienced mortgage broker who's also worked in accounting ...

State Street tech to back crypto trading platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
The asset manager is partnering with a start-up to build a new platform for institutional investors to trade digital currencies. State Street's Currenex business is working with Puremarkets and will provide the trading infrastructure for its Pure ...

Stimulus, ERS boost financial comfort

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... the early release scheme, have boosted Australian financial comfort to record highs despite the impact of COVID-19. The ME Bank Household Financial Comfort Index improved by 2% to 5.89 out of 10 during the six months to December 2020. This is 5% higher ...

BOQ acquires ME Bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Bank of Queensland has acquired industry super-owned ME Bank for $1.325 billion. The move sees BOQ acquire 100% of ME Bank for $1.325 billion cash, funded by an underwritten capital raising of $1.35 billion. The price represents 1.15 times ME's ...