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Rush of advisers sign up before FASEA deadline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... increased 38% while institutionally-aligned advisers grew just 6%. Despite the overall jump in advisers registering, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, NAB, Westpac, IOOF and AMP recorded a reduction in numbers of 2% over the last year. NAB and IOOF are the only ...

Former super fund investment lead joins consultancy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
An independent investment consultancy has welcomed the former chief investment officer of Commonwealth Bank Group Super as it looks to expand its Australian operations. Gerard Parlevliet has joined bfinance in the newly-created role of senior strategic ...

First State Super integrates advice, overhauls leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
... operations, technology, business improvement and the member contact centre. Brennan was previously general manager at Commonwealth Bank Australia and has held roles at QBE, Macquarie Group, NAB and Ernst & Young. First State Super chief digital officer ...

CBA owes staff $15 million

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
Commonwealth Bank Australia (CBA) notified the Finance Sector Union (FSU) it will have to reimburse staff after a series of errors resulted in workers being underpaid. Thousands of current and former employees of CBA and BankWest have been underpaid ...

NPP chair breaks down rollout

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
Former Commonwealth Bank and Westpac chief information officer Bob McKinnon is tasked with the tough job of chairing the New Payments Platform (NPP) through its rollout. McKinnon was made chair at the end of January this year. In March, the RBA revealed ...

FSU seeks transparency on CBA job cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Commonwealth Bank is under pressure to disclose the extent of its planned job cuts across its branches and technology division, alleged to affect 10,000 employees. The Financial Sector Union said it wrote to CBA chief executive Matt Comyn asking to ...

CBA, ASIC move to resolve AFSL conditions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... compliance report on the conditions it placed on Commonwealth Financial Planning and Financial Wisdom in 2014. Commonwealth Bank has paid a further $2.3 million to 232 clients advised by five of its advisers, according to KordaMentha Forensic's fifth ...

ASIC outlines enforcement efforts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... is not a financial product clearly covered under the Corporations Act. Court settlements were ordered against Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank and ANZ on similar matters. Total civil penalties against these banks came to $25 million. Total ...

AMP announces board changes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... years' experience in global financial services as the former chief executive of Mizuho Bank in Australia and Commonwealth Bank in Japan. She is also a non-executive director for the Treasury Corporation of Victoria, Persol Australia Holdings and the ...

Wealth heavyweights join FSC board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... wealth management Alex Wade, Challenger chief financial officer Andrew Tobin and Jason Yetton - who is leading Commonwealth Bank's wealth demerger - have joined the FSC's board. Meanwhile, Australian Unity wealth chief executive, group chief investment ...