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CBA puts away $500m for regulatory costs

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
Commonwealth Bank posted a $4.7 billion after-tax profit in the first half of FY18 and its wealth management arm was a standout performer. However the bank has also put aside more than $500 million for ongoing legal and customer remediation costs. CBA's ...

Investec unveils succession plan

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
Three of Investec's founding members will step down from their respective roles 40 years after establishing the South African bank and investment management firm. Investec Group chief executive Stephen Koseff, managing director Bernard Kantor, and risk ...

Board appointment at Westpac

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... addition, his experience in geographically diverse and complex operating environments and regulatory matters together with his focus on financial services, particularly banking, will be an asset to the board," Maxstead said. In November 2017, Alexandra ...

SMSFs and instos driving crypto exchange growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... and FX advisory Tat Capital. Independent Reserve chief executive Adrian Pzrelozny said the firm is now well positioned to focus on its growing clientele. He said digital currency has reached a level of awareness where investors that have been waiting ...

Performance fees drive Janus Henderson post-merger revenues

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
Janus Henderson's pro-forma adjusted revenue increased by 11% in the 12 months to 31 December 2017, driven by investment performance and higher average assets under management. Janus Henderson said strong markets delivered a 9% average increase in AUM ...

Industry fund creates finance role

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... finance teams after the merger with St George." Collins said he is delighted join Vision Super. "I love the industry fund focus on looking after members' interests, and Vision Super really embodies that ethos. We're helping people to have dignity in ...

BlackRock names head of financial institution

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
BlackRock appointed a head of financial institutions group to focus on insurance organisations in Asia Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, Kimberly Kim will begin the newly-created post in April. Kim will be responsible for formulating and executing an integrated ...

Modern business demands driving adviser education uptake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... profitable, streamlined and attuned to client needs," he said. "Advice practice productivity improvement is going to be the focus for more and more practitioners as they position their businesses to support growth without increasing their operational ...

La Trobe Financial appoints client partnerships manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
Following on from its acquisition by Blackstone, La Trobe Financial has appointed a new senior manager of client partnerships. Mark Simmons joins La Trobe Financial from Choice Home Loans, where he was a business development manager. Before that, he ...

Lazard chief executive steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... Prugue following his departure. Lazard said that in addition to maintaining Lazard's institutional business, Cuddy will also focus on expanding the firm's presence in the retail sector. Cuddy joined Lazard in February last year. He was previously co-founder ...