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Dunsford explains backpedal at EGM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... support and the proxy votes for "the right reasons". "To be successful we needed 75% of the membership to vote for the resolution and we were never going to achieve anywhere near 75% with the type of internal AFA campaigning that was conducted," Dunsford ...

Insurance reforms get member support

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... motion calling for removal of support of the Life Insurance Framework received little support in a vote. The special resolution fell well short of the votes needed to bring about a change to the industry body's constitution. Out of 842 members who voted ...

NAB pays $6.5m to resolve advice complaints

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... whistle-blower committee, NAB have introduced six different measures to increase the independence of its complaints resolution: Appointed KPMG to help design the customer response initiative Appointed an independent customer advocate for wealth advice ...

MainstreamBPO makes hire for European expansion

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... the same level as Ireland or Luxembourg," he said. The in principle approval granted by the MFSA is subject to the resolution of a number of pre-recognition conditions within a specified three month timeframe which the group is confident of meeting.

LICG successful in triggering AFA EGM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... via an extraordinary general meeting (EGM). Spearheaded by the Life Insurance Customer Group (LICG), the AFA said the resolution contained in the member forms seeks to change the policymaking powers of the AFA board; however, a recent communication sent ...

LICG will fight on after failing to trigger AFA constitution talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... call an EGM within the confines of good governance under the Corporations Act and will facilitate the putting of the resolution if and when the requisite 5% of voting members is reached." A spokesperson for the LICG told Financial Standard that incomplete ...

Sentry Group slams LICG's "opportunistic attack"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... financial advice." However, Hills suggested the LICG's call for an extraordinary general meeting to pass a special resolution to change the AFA constitution was an "opportunistic attack" and that he "took a very dim view when the LICG and one of its ...

EGM forms require validation: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... readily apparent that the statutory limit has been reached." Dunsford is calling on AFA members to vote on a special resolution that seeks to "change the AFA's constitution to restrict the member elected board from deciding on policy positions in relation ...

CBA EGM becomes customer advocate chief

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
Commonwealth Bank executive general manager customer advocacy and remediation, Dr Brendan French, will head the bank's customer advocate arm. CBA said the role and customer advocacy function will strengthen the firm's accountability for fair customer ...

AFA calls on members to reject constitution change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... Advisers (AFA) is calling on members to reject a call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to pass a special resolution to change the AFA constitution, following an adviser's request via the Life Insurance Customer Group (LICG). Director of NOW ...