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Industry fund appoints governance and risk head

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... officer, governance and risk. Natalie Alford, formerly of APRA, will lead the Equip Super's governance, risk, legal and company secretarial functions. Equip chief executive Nick Vamvakas said the $14 billion fund was extremely pleased to have attracted ...

For Stanford Brown, life begins at 30

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... First, the group plans to attract and nurture talent through its 'Pathway to Partnership' scheme. "We envisage a larger company and we believe that to retain great advisers and staff, you need to offer equity." "Our vision is to build an outstanding ...

Former BBY adviser cops 10-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... meet the bank's internal audit requirements. Separately, ASIC slapped an interim freezing order on a financial services company for operating without an AFSL. The regulator obtained interim injunctions from the Federal Court to restrain Gallop International ...

Former HUB24 executive joins global data provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... Sydney, Rowley most recently served as a director of One Investment Group and has also held senior roles with The Trust Company and UBS Global Asset Management over a career spanning more than 20 years. Rowley said he is looking forward to sharing with ...

BGL enhances life insurance solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... Self-managed super funds can now obtain quotes and review life insurance policies via SMSF admin software Simple Fund 360. Parent company BGL Corporate Solutions appointed AIA Australia as the underwriter and Australian Group Insurances (AGI) to provide ...

Centrepoint names interim chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... Centrepoint chair Alan Fisher commented on Cargakis' suitability for the interim role, given her 13-year history with the company and her 20 years in financial services. He also reiterated that Centrepoint has engaged Spencer Stuart to perform an executive ...

NAB to simplify operations via job cuts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... to assist those made redundant in finding future employment. "As we go through that for people that will be leaving our company over the next few years, we do want to do that well and we're establishing a vehicle called The Bridge. The Bridge will actually ...

Financial services firms eye machine learning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... carry out multiple, complex operations associated with it. Richard Lane, the head of digital security of money transfer company OFX, said machine learning is a critical area to keep an eye on. The deployment of machine learning will be a "huge area of ...

NZ Super Fund to invest $90m in life insurer

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... Fund is proposing to invest NZ$100 million ($90 million) in a large life insurance provider, taking a 41.1% stake in the company. Fidelity Life is New Zealand's largest Kiwi-owned life insurer. Subject to shareholder approvals and other conditions, the ...

Superannuation investment guru joins La Trobe board

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... Super is joining up with La Trobe Financial. Gerard Parlevliet joins the La Trobe Financial board with plans to assist the company expanding its Sydney footprint in the investment sector. His career spans more than 38 years. This includes 25 years' in ...