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Link Group restructures, adds executives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
Link Group restructured its operations and technology teams and appointed two new executive roles, welcoming the former head of Mercer Administration Services to the group. Link Group confirmed its operations and technology and innovations teams have ...

Qantas Super urges women take control of super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
Women continue to lag behind men significantly when it comes to being prepared for retirement, new research shows. The Qantas Super CSBA Retirement Confidence Index asked people to rate their confidence in having enough money to retire comfortably out ...

Goldman Sachs creates new super, pensions role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
Goldman Sachs has demonstrated their focus on Australia and New Zealand's superannuation and pensions space with the creation of a new role. Rory MacEwan will become head of superannuation and pensions funds for Goldman Sachs in Australia and New Zealand. ...

NAB agrees to RC wealth recommendations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... rightly challenged NAB to close the gap between where we are today and where we need to be," Chronican said. "We have to focus on earning back trust and this includes the actions we take in response to the Final Report and other issues we have faced ...

Channel Capital head of retail departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... retail sales director at Janus Henderson Investors. As a senior business development manager at Contango, Chanique will focus on building WCM Investment Management's brand in New South Wales, Contango chief executive Marty Switzer told Financial ...

Rejuvenated APRA asserts authority

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... using whatever tools and powers we have to get action." RSEs can expect a letter from Rowell laying down APRA's area of focus in the next week or so. "It will set out areas where we expect trustees to review and, where needed, improve their performance ...

Commonwealth Bank delays wealth demerger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... recommendations, refunding customers and remediating past issues. CBA has suspended preparations for the demerger in order to fully focus on these efforts, the group said. "CBA remains committed to its strategy to become a simpler, better bank, including ...

Blue Sky appoints new chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... asset management and rebuilding businesses to lead the company through its next transition," Day said. Cann said he would focus initially on Blue Sky's "core business units". "I am looking forward to rebuilding market confidence in the company's ability ...

New NAB chair seeks to ease shareholders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... compensation appropriately reflects the individual and collective performance of the executive team." Chronican said one main focus going forward is earning back consumers' trust, adding the enormity of the task is not lost on him. "We have let down ...

Platform rebrands for next phase

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... help financial advisers and their clients. "The directors believe that the business is well placed for growth. Our renewed focus is on offering advisers and their clients a world of investments within a diverse, but simple platform solution," Xplore ...