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BGL announces new integrations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
The provider of ASIC corporate compliance solutions and SMSF administration announced new integrations. In what BGL says is an "industry first", the company announced an integration with Smarter SMSF which will allow CAS 360 and Simple Fund 360 clients ...

Reforming bank culture rests on regulators: Silk

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... will come from other than one source - and that's the regulators." But is Silk confident that the regulators are up for the task? "Not on past performance," he said. "Heaven help us if they don't step up to the plate now." Silk added he was not confident ...

New NAB chair seeks to ease shareholders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... 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 our customers. We have let down you, our owners. And we have let down the community. ...

ASIC scolds banks over fee-for-no-service delays

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
Australia's major financial services institutions are taking too long to remediate customers over their fee-for-no-service issues and ASIC is not pleased. The corporate regulator released an update to the "further review" programs currently underway ...

NAB names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
The new chair of National Australia Bank has been named as the hunt for a new chief executive continues. Current NAB director Philip Chronican will replace Ken Henry as chair of the board later in 2019. Chronican is currently serving as interim chief ...

Government launches TPB review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
The Federal Government launched a review into the effectiveness of the Tax Practitioners Board. In a media release on Tuesday Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert said the review would examine the TPB's effectiveness in ensuring tax agent services are ...

Equipsuper boosts digital and member experience teams

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
Equipsuper is boosting its member experience and digital capabilities with several new hires. Former SS&C DST director of product development Sam Higgie has taken the position of product strategy consultant. Higgie reports to head of product experience ...

AFA rebukes ideological drive against conflicted remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... and professionalism Phil Anderson lashed significant sections of Kenneth Hayne's final report, taking the Commissioner to task over his perception of various aspects of the advice sector in the process. Referring to Hayne's recommendation that an ASIC ...

ASIC flags post-RC criminal prosecutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
The corporate regulator is anticipating a number of criminal actions to stem from its investigations into misconduct revealed at the financial services Royal Commission. Providing an update on its enforcement work in relation to the Royal Commission ...

Dutch insto opens Australian office

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
Global institutional manager Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors has opened an office in Sydney in a bid to take on the Asia Pacific market. APAC director Tjarko Edzes relocated from Amsterdam to spearhead Bouwinvest's presence in the region. He joined ...