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Royal Commission to take "labyrinthine" advice legislation to task

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
In its background paper leading up to the financial advice inquiry on April 16, the Royal Commission has called out the "labyrinthine" regulatory regime in which the industry operates. The paper notes the current legislative framework for financial ...

Super fund redesigns insurance offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
An $8 billion superannuation fund has opened a tender for its new life insurance offering, one which aims to comply with the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice well ahead of the 2021 deadline. Tasplan chief operations officer Nick ...

Intiger hires global head for AI software push

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
Financial planning software developer Intiger Group has appointed a global head of productivity and optimization. George Jaja joins from Commonwealth Bank's wealth management division where he was "instrumental in driving major change programs." In ...

Commonwealth Bank parts with Narev-era executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Commonwealth bank is farewelling three executives, as new chief executive Matt Comyn prepares to take reign at the bank on April 9. The bank is conducting a global search to fill the three departures, according to a joint-statement by Comyn and outgoing ...

CPA Australia names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
CPA Australia appointed its new chief executive, succeeding Alex Malley's interim replacement and who will now leave the association. Andrew Hunter will commence leadership of CPA Australia on April 3, joining from Export Finance and Insurance Corporation ...

JBWere senior analyst joins Perennial

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
A senior analyst at JBWere is taking on a new role at Perennial after eight years. Hugo Brettingham-Moore joins Perennial as an investment specialist on the retail distribution team in Melbourne. He originally joined JBWere in 2010 as an analyst, having ...

Advisers underprepared for cyber risk high-stakes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
Financial advisers and superannuation funds understand the stakes behind cyber incidents but it's not reflected in business preparation and protection processes. This is a key finding in the latest industry survey from Kamino Cyber Security, a division  ...

Macquarie IM acquires equities specialist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
Macquarie Investment Management is increasing its investment capabilities via the acquisition of a $6 billion specialist asset manager based in Luxembourg. The investment management division of Macquarie Group has entered an agreement to acquire ValueInvest ...

Women-led super funds outperform again

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
Superannuation funds with significant levels of female leadership again outperformed funds dominated by men, and have increased their likelihood of doing so, Rainmaker research reveals. Rainmaker assessed 66 super funds to derive a W-index score and ...

Sequoia expands advice arm, boosts top line

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
Sequoia Financial Group's advice business delivered strong revenue in the six months to December thanks to two acquisitions and a restructure of its operations. Sequoia Wealth Group saw revenue jump 39% to $3.9 million, while adviser numbers rose 15% ...