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Super industry wants tougher insurance code

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... Super, REST Industry Super and Telstra Super are all among the latest signatories to meet the March deadline but the prudential regulator says there's more to do. APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell says the code's definitions for disability insurance need ...

AIST names Governance Code panel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... chair the panel that will oversee the Governance Code coming into effect on July 1 for all AIST members. While with the prudential regulator, Brunner served as chair of its Superannuation Working Group from 2010 to 2015. He has also previously worked ...

No room for complacency: Rowell

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... covers, and reconsidering default MySuper products. Addressing cyber threats, Rowell said APRA is slated to finalise a prudential standard on IT security by November for a July 2019 implementation. Also underway is a review of the 2013 prudential standards ...

Decimal appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... more than 20 years' experience in financial services and technology, having previously held roles with the likes of Prudential, AMP and FIS Software. Decimal chairman Mark Potts cited Watkins' experience and technical knowledge of the sectors as key ...

Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... pick-up in lending to owner-occupiers (8% from 7.9%). But this is good and is exactly what the RBA and the Australian Prudential Regulations Authority (APRA) intended in order to reduce financial stability risks in the economy. APRA limited interest-only ...

CBA purchase shifts AIA Australia executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... director of its Global Leadership Academy based in London. Prior to that she spent two years at financial services firm Prudential as group resourcing and development manager. Ottaviano joined AIA Australia in 2008 and served in a number of roles that ...

CBA chair says culture needs improvement

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
In responding to APRA's ongoing prudential inquiry into the bank, Commonwealth Bank chair Catherine Livingstone acknowledged "there are aspects of our culture where we could improve." APRA issued an update on its progress with the inquiry, saying that ...

KPMG names insurance and wealth lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... leadership, corporate development and operational management roles. He was most recently regional vice president of Prudential Financial based in Singapore, running the Asia-Pacific strategy and corporate development, and growing the company's footprint ...

Financial Standard's top stories of 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... US investment manager has set up shop in Sydney with a local investment team. Pricoa Capital Group, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial's investment management business PGIM, already has a $3 billion portfolio in Australia and New Zealand, having been ...

APRA announces new executive general manager

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has announced the appointment of a new executive general manager, strategy/chief risk officer. Therese McCarthy-Hockey, formerly of Deutsche Bank London, will be responsible for the supervision framework ...