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Westpac directors slammed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
Social enterprise Women on Boards has demanded that more heads roll, ahead of Westpac's AGM in Sydney today. Ruth Medd, who co-founded Women on Boards, made the remarks as a long-term shareholder in Westpac and experienced chair and non-executive director. ...

Pershing Securities breaches client money obligations

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
Pershing Securities Australia has been charged after breaching client money obligations. The clearing and settlement solutions provider was charged with two counts of failing to pay client money into an account and one count of failing to comply with ...

Risk roles on the rise: SEEK

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
SEEK is anticipating four key trends will dominate the employment sector over the coming year. The employment platform predicts that risk and compliance will be a core focus for the private sector in 2020, thanks to more active regulatory bodies. Other ...

AMP Capital commits more to Melbourne students

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
AMP Capital has expanded its investment in the University of Melbourne, acquiring the student accommodation concession for its latest campus. The $150 million, 42-year deal was made on behalf of investors in the AMP Capital Diversified Trust (ADIT) ...

SCA drags AMP over claim delays

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has slammed AMP in an open letter to the board; criticising the wealth giant for significant delays in its "abhorrent" handling of group insurance claims. Citing APRA's Life Insurance Claims and Disputes data released ...

Aussies unprepared for wealth transfer

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
Despite the largest intergenerational wealth transfer to date looming, more than half of Australians do not have an estate plan in place. New research from Perpetual shows 56% of Australians do not have a will in place, with 53% of parents admitting ...

Frontier veteran joins Perpetual

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
Fresh on the heels of her departure from Frontier Advisors, Fiona Trafford-Walker has joined the board of an ASX-listed financial services company. Trafford-Walker has joined the board of Perpetual as a non-executive director. It comes after her departure ...

APRA proposes new banking data policies

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
APRA has proposed new policy changes that would see a substantial increase in the data it makes publicly available on banks, credit unions and building societies. It comes as various scandals continue to tarnish Australia's banking industry post Hayne ...

Former CBA exec takes over at Optus

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
Optus deputy chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has been appointed as the new head of the telecommunications giant, after just nine months with the company. She takes over the reins from Allen Lew, who led Optus since October 2014. Lew will oversee ...

Global firm appoints Australia chief

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
A global financial services firm has appointed a former UBS executive to lead its Australian arm, tasked with fueling new growth across the business. Andrew Dalgleish is the new chief executive of BTIG Australia. He has spent the last 20 years leading ...