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Banks narrowly avoid parliamentary inquiry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
Australian banks have narrowly dodged the possibility of facing a Royal Commission-style inquiry after a Green's Bill to establish a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry fell short by a single vote in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Bill ...

NAB sells trustee business to IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
IOOF will acquire National Australia Trustees Limited following an agreement with NAB, making it one of Australia's largest compensation trust providers. IOOF managing director Christopher Kelaher described National Australia Trustees' offering as a ...

Westpac to review history of new applicants

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
Following yesterday's news of another former Westpac adviser being banned by ASIC, the bank has announced that anybody applying for a permanent role with the Westpac Group will now be subjected to a background check. Designed to identify any past instances ...

Franklin Templeton expands local operations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
Franklin Templeton is growing its Australian institutional business with the help of a new institutional sales director. Christina Manonian has the responsibility of delivering the firm's investment capabilities across Australia and New Zealand. She ...

ASIC cancels AFSL, bans former executives and fund managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
The AFSL of an international foreign exchange brokerage service provider was cancelled by ASIC for non-compliance. The Australian arm of Gallop International was found to have repeatedly failed to comply with the conditions of its licence and its obligations ...

Foreign trust disclosures overhauled in NZ

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
Foreign trusts generating foreign income in New Zealand will now face significant disclosure requirements but still won't have any NZ income tax obligations. Christchurch-based Mackay Bailey director Michael Woodward said the new disclosure requirements ...

Women in Super names 2017 scholarship winners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Women in Super (WIS) continues its advocacy for better female representation on superannuation boards and leadership roles through its scholarship programme, now in its third year running. The national advocacy and networking group has collaborated ...

Australian impact investing primed to reach $32bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
A new initiative to support the development of Australia and New Zealand's impact investment market has been launched by Responsible Investment Association Australasia and Impact Investing Australia. The Impact Investment Forum, chaired by former Christian ...

Christian Super CEO departs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
Christian Super's longstanding chief executive announced his resignation after almost a decade with the fund. Peter Murphy, who joined the faith-based fund in 2007, said that despite his departure he would continue to love and support the fund and the ...

MLC Life creates four adviser engagement roles

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
MLC Life Insurance, the insurer established after NAB sold its life insurance arm to Nippon Life, has created four new business engagement manager roles. The managers will join MLC Life Insurance's retail business from May 1 and will focus on assisting ...