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Group insurance using shoddy data: Rice Warner

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
The poor quality of group insurance data is conducive to administrative blunders that are notoriously difficult to rectify, according to Rice Warner. Superannuation funds and their life insurance partners are falling short of improving data collection ...

Shipton $200k out of pocket

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
ASIC chair James Shipton has lost out on close to $200,000 in salary since going on a leave of absence last year. The top corporate cop went on a leave of absence in October last year as he awaited an outcome of a review into his remuneration arrangements. ...

Former Trump aide launches crypto fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
The former communications director of outgoing US President Donald Trump has launched a cryptocurrency hedge fund. Anthony Scaramucci, the founder and managing partner of US$7 billion alternative investment manager SkyBridge Capital, has launched SkyBridge ...

Pendal reports $1.6bn in net outflows

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... assets were $97.4 billion (up 5.4% from September quarter). Net outflows took shaved off $1.6 billion and FX impact of stronger AUD took $2.7 billion. However, these offset by the investment performance which added $9.3 billion, resulting in a net gain ...

Janus Henderson bolsters institutional team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
Janus Henderson has announced the appointment of Greg Clarke in the newly created role of director, institutional solutions. Clarke will be based in Janus Henderson's Sydney office and report to head of Australia Matt Gaden. Most recently Clarke worked ...

AustralianSuper breached member's privacy: Regulator

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
The $180 billion superannuation fund has been ordered to audit certain procedures, after a member's complaint to a federal regulator found the fund interfered with their privacy. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on December ...

ASIC slams auditors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
The corporate regulator has lambasted the major auditors for sloppy work, and poor governance and accountability practices. A sample of audits for the six months to June 2020 questions the quality and integrity of audit services. In aggregate, ASIC ...

Charles Schwab fails consumers, cops fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
Charles Schwab UK has been fined $15.6 million for failing to protect consumers and lying to the regulator. CSUK has to cough up GBP8.96 million for a number for safeguard and compliance failures, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority has found, noting ...

Jablko exits ANZ

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
ANZ's chief financial officer has left the financial services industry to join toll-road operator Transurban. Michelle Jablko held the role of chief financial officer at ANZ for over four years and was appointed director of ANZ New Zealand Limited ...

Super fund shuffles team, investment chief steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
There has been a slew of moves at a retail super fund, including the resignation of its chief investment officer and the appointment of a chief risk officer. Future Super, the super fund focused on climate change action with almost $1 billion in funds ...