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ASIC disqualifies SMSF auditor

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... Act) and then referred to ASIC. Both ASIC and the ATO act as co-regulators of SMSF auditors. The ATO's role is to monitor SMSF auditor conduct and then refer matters to ASIC for further action. "SMSF auditors are fundamental to the SMSF sector and ...

Charter Hall exec to chair NHFIC board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation has appointed Charter Hall's Adrian Harrington as its chair, and two other members in a board renewal. The government agency, which lets private companies lend to social and affordable housing ...

Chief economist update: UK not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... lower-paid workers - and the base effect of last year's drop in wages. The piece de resistance? "The MPC will continue to monitor the situation closely and will take whatever action is necessary to achieve its remit. The Committee does not intend ...

Life Code Compliance Committee chair named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
The Financial Services Council and AFCA have jointly appointed Jan McClelland as chair of the Life Code Compliance Committee (LCCC). McClelland has extensive board experience and is currently deputy chancellor at the University of New England, chair ...

Chief economist update: Home sweet home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
"Boom boom boom boom!" - Vengaboys The Australian property market should adopt this as its official anthem. The property craze in this Land Down Under is best portrayed by an article in the Daily Telegraph telling the story about "a mouldy 1970s house ...

KPMG names risk consulting partners

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
KPMG Australia expanded its risk consulting practice with two partners joining the firm specialising in financial services. Chris de Wit has joined as partner in governance, risk & controls advisory and Kat Conner as risk, strategy & technology partner. ...

UBS AM wholesale client coverage lead departs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
UBS Asset Management Australia's head of wholesale client coverage has left the firm after nearly four years in the role. Ben Williams joined UBS AM in August 2017, tasked with managing relationships with aligned and independent financial advisers. ...

Super funds hunt for co-investment deals

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
Superannuation funds' appetite for alternative investments, particularly private equity and infrastructure, is heating up, new research shows. Joint research by Preqin and the Australian Investment Council reveal super funds are on the hunt for ...

Boards should be "strap-on brains": Cosgrove

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
Retired Governor General Peter Cosgrove has offered some words of advice to corporate Australia on the role of boards and leaders. Cosgrove delivered a speech on leadership strategies through good times and bad, drawing on his military experience, at ...

AMP advice transformation leads exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
The change expert hired to transform AMP's financial advice business has left after seven months. Jill Hopkins was the advice transformation program director, appointed in November 2020 as part of the group chief executive Francesco De Ferrari's three-year ...