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APRA names heavyweight panel to investigate CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... Banking and Finance Oath, John Laker; professorial fellow in the Monash Business School, Professor Graeme Samuel; and company director Jillian Broadbent will undertake the inquiry with the support of the regulator. Laker served as chairman of APRA over ...

Adviser, SMSF demand driving LIC growth

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... on the other hand jumped by 58.6% to $20.6 billion. Notable companies that listed include Antipodes Global Investment Company ($313m), Plato Income Maximiser ($325.9m) and Viva Energy REIT ($91m) among others. MinterEllison also reported the major banks ...

More clarity needed in key person risk management: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... contribution - or lack of - has a material impact on share value. In a new paper, Regnan argues the preservation of a company's share value and growth has never been so dependent on effective management of its people, with disruptors like artificial ...

Freedom Insurance sells stake in NobleOak

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... Group is selling a stake in its issuer NobleOak Life after finalising a $7 million sale of its non-core investment in the company. The original investment was made in conjunction with the arrangement for NobelOak to act as the insurer of all new business ...

AZ NGA acquires Wealthmed Australia

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... Wealthmed." AZ NGA was established in November 2014 and is part of Azimut Group, an Italian asset manager and financial planning company operating in 14 countries with more than $50 billion in AUM. The firm announced its first acquisition on 8 May 2015 ...

Fitzpatricks Group acquires financial advice firm

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... signalled his intention to retire but will stay on with the business for a few months to help in the transition. "Our company has observed and has endorsed the Fitzpatricks client centric advice process prior to Retirement Victoria joining the Group," ...

New global head for Russell Investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... private wealth management committee. Prior to that, Seitz held senior portfolio management roles with Concord Investment Company and NationsBank. She sits on a number of boards, including the US Institute, an association of asset management chief executives ...

Underwriting expert joins ClearView

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... manager for New South Wales and was also an underwriting consultant where he spent a total of five-and-a-half years with the company. His 25 years of underwriting experience includes working at AMP for seven years as chief underwriter as well as service ...

Hedge fund takes over Slater and Gordon

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... the local business and sole ownership of Slater and Gordon's UK operations. Current shareholders will retain 5%. "The company believes the separation of the UK operations provides the best option to enable both the Australian and UK operations to succeed ...

Group insurance premium arrangements unclear: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... to the fund when the amount of claims are less than anticipated. In some cases, payments are returned to the insurance company as an allowance for future premium increases. Premium adjustment mechanisms are a means of dealing with uncertainty involved ...