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Combined Insurance to work with ASIC on fraud leak

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Combined Insurance Asia Pacific executive vice president Christopher Carey has said his company will "work with ASIC" to investigate the misconduct exposed by whistleblower Alison Moore. A former employee of the ACE Group-owned insurance firm, Moore ...

Another marquee hire for Rainmaker

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Rainmaker has expanded its superannuation research capability with a marquee hire. Rainmaker Group, one of Australia's leading diversified financial services and wealth management industry information and publishing groups, has appointed former Perpetual ...

Energy Super appoints first independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
Expertise as a financial services and superannuation lawyer alongside prior directorships at several prominent Queensland companies saw Christine Maher appointed as Energy Super's first independent director on Tuesday. Maher is currently a partner of ...

ASIC launches planner register

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
ASIC has launched its Financial Advisers Register service, which allows consumers to search an industry-wide database of financial planners. Designed to facilitate greater transparency in the planning sector, the first phase of the ASIC service has ...

BOQ provides exclusive banking solution to AFA members

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
Bank of Queensland subsidiary BOQ Specialist has partnered with the Association of Financial Advisers to deliver a bespoke banking service to members. The service provides a "holistic banking package" which includes a variable fixed home loan allowing ...

FICAP Rockstar winners announced

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
The winners of the 2015 Finance Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) Who Wants to be a Rockstar competition were crowned last night, with BlackRock's Adam Hess given the highest honour for his fiery performance of The Killers' Mr Brightside. Hess ...

Adviser Ratings revamps website in prep for FAR launch

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
Consumer-based adviser "review" service Adviser Ratings has updated its website to accommodate ASIC's first adviser register (FAR), launching at the end of March. The website, which currently has a database of 18,000 advisers, now provides users with ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street where energy stocks fell along with the price of oil. At 0755 AEDT on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down 14 points at 5,945. In local economic news ...

SFG acquisition boosts IOOF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
IOOF Holdings has reported a record half year growth, following the acquisition of SFG Australia. Underlying net profit after tax pre-amortisation was $80.6 million for the six months to 31 December 2014, with SFG contributing $16.3 million to the result. ...

NAB custody executive general manager departs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) executive general manager has departed the custody business to pursue a portfolio career. Christine Bartlett was appointed to the role in late 2012 and prior to that she had been leading NAB's IT transformation program since ...