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CBA EGM becomes customer advocate chief

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
Commonwealth Bank executive general manager customer advocacy and remediation, Dr Brendan French, will head the bank's customer advocate arm. CBA said the role and customer advocacy function will strengthen the firm's accountability for fair customer ...

Zurich establishes risk specialist team

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... "This experienced team comprises a balance of technical experts and accomplished presenters, and allows us to be more proactive in bringing our insights to a much wider audience," Brooks said. The new risk specialist team will report to national sales ...

SMSF advisers face demanding year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
SMSF advisers are facing a year of significant change for their clients as the Government seeks to implement its 2016-17 Budget superannuation measures. That was the message from SMSF Association head of policy Jordan George in his address to delegates ...

Treasurer ignored credit warnings: Bowen

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... intends to be constructive or obstructive in the 45th Parliament. With respect, that's the wrong question: we plan to be proactive." To illustrate, he noted Labor's support for the Financial System Inquiry reforms, saying they had "bipartisan support." ...

ASIC needs to focus on prevention, not cure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
ASIC needs to work directly with the advice industry and develop more proactive regulation, according to Affinia chair Steve Helmich. Speaking on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Helmich said that ASIC's role is to ensure favourable ...

Advisers beware the uncomfortable truth of the ageing brain

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... significant cognitive impairment unexpectedly as a result of trauma, injury or disease. Financial advisers can help clients be proactive in managing the risks associated with cognitive decline by starting the conversation long before it typically begins. ...

Hyperion hard-closes flagship small-cap fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... is well established. And that's another reason we have decided to safeguard future investment performance by taking a proactive approach to limiting assets under management now." The Small Growth Companies Fund has achieved 17.1% per annum, net of fees ...

InvestmentLink developing real-time compliance product

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
InvestmentLink has announced the development of a real-time compliance product that will provide financial advisers and dealer groups with immediate and ongoing compliance reporting. The product, Halcyon, will use InvestmentLink's data platform as well ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... scarring effects that themselves reduce potential output and with it, demand and investment". Obsfeld called for a "proactive response" to support global growth "...based on structural, fiscal, and monetary policies". US small business optimism It appears ...

New engagement tool for super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... such as net promoter scores. We've got super funds who, as part of their digital first strategy, want to provide more proactive information for members through those digital channels and have specific measurements around it," Smith said. "Whatever the ...