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Compensation experts boost chief executive pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... longer term and be employed to provide additional services to the company, he said. The exception was the compensation consulting services rendered by the big four accounting firms. Other than the big four firms, ASX-listed companies tend to use the ...

Insurance expert joins $33bn super fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... appointed a group insurance expert as its new head of insurance. Shane Fielding joins Hostplus from insurance broking and consulting firm IFS Insurance Solutions, where he spent nearly 12 years in senior roles. Fielding joined IFS Insurance Solutions ...

Institutions fail to adequately manage social risk

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... and cultural risks facing their businesses. The paper, authored by former APRA deputy chair Ian Laughlin and Finity Consulting principal Hadyn Bernau, argues the social condition of a financial services business is "no less important to a company's long-term ...

KPMG partner moves to GROW Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... executive at KPMG Australia, firstly joining as a director in April 2002. He left 11 years later to take on the head of consulting role at SuperRatings before becoming chief executive in July 2014. He re-joined KPMG in July 2017 as a partner of superannuation ...

Poor governance spurs calls for directorship caps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... sustainable performance. Appearing at the Financial Executive Women Leadership Conference in Sydney last month, BMFS Consulting managing director Sarah Brennan said it is unlikely a non-executive director could truly fulfil their duties if they are serving ...

New chief executive at Link Fund Administration

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... global business services. She was responsible for the strategy, client relationships and business performance of IBM's consulting and professional services business in Australia and New Zealand. Prior to this, she held senior roles at Visa, Hewlett Packard ...

Coalition to boost retail access to corporate bonds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
As part of the 2019 Federal Budget, the Morrison Government has committed to consulting on reforms to develop the corporate bond market. Following the release of the Budget, Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert said: "A strong retail corporate bond market ...

New director at BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... unconstrained bond strategies as well as Australian fixed income strategies. He joins BlackRock from Mercer Investment Consulting where he worked as a fixed income specialist consultant for 11 years. Prior to that, he worked as a fixed income portfolio ...

APRA consults to combat cyber attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... has not updated its information security guidelines since 2013 and, acknowledging much has changed since then, is now consulting the industry on the matter. APRA executive board member Geoff Summerhayes said: "Australia's banks, insurers and superannuation ...

Challenger super fund names advisory board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... managing director Andrew Murray has also joined the fund, contributing more than 15 years' experience in management consulting, business development and strategic planning. In addition to Alpin, Murray is a non-executive director of Impact Investment ...