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Super figures point to NSW victory

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
If superannuation performance figures mean anything in the world of rugby league, the Blues will win the Origin opener tonight. Just hours before the Blues and Maroons begin the annual battle for rugby league supremacy at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium ...

Super funds can spearhead infrastructure: Expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
A Financial Services Council panel discussion today considered the possibility of superannuation funds taking a greater role in building Australia's infrastructure. Asked how the financial services industry was shaping up in the current economic ...

Industry fund appoints board director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
A $3 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed to its board as a long-standing director retires after more than 25 years. Robyn Burns has joined the board of First Super. She will replace First Super veteran Allan Stewart who plans to stand ...

Major instos hit with cartel class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
Maurice Blackburn today filed a class action in the Federal Court suing UBS, Barclays, Citibank, Royal Bank of Scotland and JP Morgan. The class action alleges the banks colluded to rig foreign exchange rates during a period between January 2008 and ...

AFCA seeks to strengthen leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is recruiting for a number of newly-created senior roles. Chief ombudsman and chief executive David Locke will appoint a deputy chief ombudsman and general counsel. The new leadership roles will be ...

RBC I&TS Australia lead departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
The managing director of RBC Investor & Treasury Services in Australia has departed, with a new general manager role introduced. After a decade with the custodian, David Travers has left RBC Investor & Treasury Services. A spokesperson confirmed the ...

FASEA reveals exam dates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is calling for registrations to sit the first round of adviser exams. Financial advisers who wish to sit the inaugural FASEA exam have until May 31 to notify the body of their intention to do so. ...

CBA remediation bill crosses $2bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
Commonwealth Bank has seen $714 million added to its remediation bill, pushing its total to date over $2.17 billion. The third quarter addition was flagged by CBA in company filings this morning. So far, CBA has spent or provisioned $534 million on ...

Bravura raises $165m for GBST bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
Bravura Solutions has raised $165 million as it circles financial administration services competitor GBST. Macquarie has underwritten the placement at $5.75 per share for 28.7 million shares to raise the $165 million. This represents a discount of 7.9% ...

Study unveils state with largest superannuation gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... (26%), South Australia (33%), Tasmania (33%), ACT (20%) and Northern Territory (16%). To help narrow the gap, the AIST and WIS suggest abolishing the $450 monthly income threshold for compulsory super payments and paying super during paid parental leave. ...