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Chief executive steps down at AWI

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... financial services" however his decision to step down was right "given the evolving requirements of AWI". AWI executive chairman, Paul Clitheroe, said the integration will allow AWI to streamline its business and align cost structure with the size of ...

Energy Super appoints first independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... some of Australia's leading superannuation funds, administrators, fund managers and financial planners. Energy Super chairman Mark Williamson said Christine's legal and financial services background would complement the skills and expertise of the board. ...

Certitude Global Investments bought by Ironbark

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... clients. Certitude has a strong business model and this move ideally positions it to continue growing." HFA Holdings chairman Michael Shepherd said the board made the decision to sell the Certitude business after detailed consideration of its strategy ...

ASIC launches planner register

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... new financial advisers and will improve ASIC's ability to identify and monitor financial advisers," said ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell. "ASIC will now focus its efforts on the second stage of the register which will capture financial adviser qualification ...

Former Wallaby Kearns resurfaces at insurance broker

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... leadership skills and commercial acumen are extremely valuable assets to drive this business forward," InterRISK's executive chairman Dennis Guy said. Kearns commented: "InterRISK is one of the most respected insurance brokers in the industry. We are ...

Competition for annuities likely to remain low

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... would be surprised if trustees gave it much consideration." The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) deputy chairman Ian Laughlin highlighted the regulatory challenges that difficult competition in the annuities space, but noted that "it ...

AFA can't give Trowbridge report "complete support"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... pleasing thing is that the industry combined - the FSC and the AFA - decided we would seek a solution and put an independent chairman in place." "But we don't agree with John's recommendations in full. We think there needs to be a great deal of caution ...

ASIC penalties 'like being hit with a lettuce leaf': Murray

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... System Inquiry chair David Murray said. Speaking at a panel session at the ASIC summit, only two seats away from ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft, Murray said: "The penalty regime in ASIC is like being hit with a lettuce leaf, it's just not strong enough." ...

Abuse of reporting rules widespread: Medcraft

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has highlighted companies "abuse" of breach reporting rules. The head of the industry watchdog made the comments in front of a Senate public hearing in Sydney on Friday following ...

QIC hires senior infrastructure execs

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... Australia's Future Fund and the first chief executive of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, was appointed independent chairman of the QIC Global Infrastructure Investment Committee. QIC is working to gain regulatory approvals for the Fund in a number ...