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Former licensee boss banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... obligations, ASIC said. "ASIC expects that people holding a position of responsibility with an AFS licensee, particularly directors and responsible managers, understand the obligations of financial services providers and make every effort to ensure compliance," ...

Climate risk should be integral to business: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... released a climate change risk disclosure, meant as a practical guide to managing climate risks for business. Motto said directors, governance and risk professionals, and C-suite executives have a responsibility to their stakeholders to know the risks ...

Future Fund chief to lead IFM Investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
David Neal is set to jump from leading the $168 billion Future Fund to heading IFM Investors after Brett Himbury's resignation last year. Neal has been at Future Fund since its inception, starting as the chief investment officer in 2007 and then ...

Perth advice firm folds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
A Perth-based financial advice firm had to call in liquidators, with its directors blaming a 30% fall in its business revenue after the Royal Commission among other reasons. WA Wealth Managers (and WAWM Holdings Pty Ltd, as the main related firm) was ...

Sargon companies in administration

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... Ltd are the three companies where Ernst & Young have been appointed the administrator. The appointment was made by the directors of the respective companies. Stewart Alexander McCallum and Adams Pauls Nitkins will jointly administer all three companies ...

Board departure at Sargon subsidiary

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... newer superannuation funds such as Student Super and Spaceship. The Tidswell board is chaired by Mike Terlet and other directors include Andrew Peterson, Fiona McNabb and Ron Beard. Sargon chair Rob Rankin resigned on January 23. A spokesperson said ...

Frydenberg takes RC super advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... released a tranche of draft legislation implementing much of the recommendations of the Royal Commission, including banning directors of RSEs to hold any other roles and prohibiting trustees from charging advice fees in MySuper products. On the eve of ...

SSGA to scrutinise ASX 100 directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
From this voting season, State Street Global Advisors will take action against board members of ASX 100 companies it feels are lagging on ESG issues. SSGA chief executive Cyrus Taraporevala has written to board members to outline the manager's new approach ...

Fintech appoints former super fund chief

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... chief Michael Dwyer has joined the board of Iress, alongside Trudy Vonhoff. The two have been appointed as non-executive directors, adding more than 55 years of financial services experience to the board. Superannuation veteran Dwyer brings with him ...

Government opens BEAR extension consultation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... roles with competence, honesty or integrity," Frydenberg said. In his final report, Hayne said there was no reason why directors and senior executives of superannuation funds - set to come under the scope of the FAR - should not be subject to similar ...