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Risk roles on the rise: SEEK

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
SEEK is anticipating four key trends will dominate the employment sector over the coming year. The employment platform predicts that risk and compliance will be a core focus for the private sector in 2020, thanks to more active regulatory bodies. Other ...

ASIC suspends Melbourne-based AFSL

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
ASIC has suspended the AFSL of Melbourne-based financial services provider Australian Golden Securities until May 2020. ASIC said the licence has been suspended over concerns the company is not meeting its obligations as an AFS licensee. The regulator ...

AMP welcomes former PwC partner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
AMP has announced changes to its board, with the appointment of a former PwC partner as a non-executive director. Rahoul Chowdry will join the board, effective January 1, having held leadership and senior executive roles in the professional services ...

Super funds to crack 13% by year end, retail leading

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... funds invest into," he said. "To understand super fund performance we need to look at what is happening in these markets. The AUD falling relative to the USD by 8% so far this year also boosts the value of overseas assets, which adds to superannuation ...

Mercer hires from industry fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
Mercer has appointed a chief risk and compliance officer who previously headed up risk for an $80 billion industry fund. Ruby Yadav steps into the role in Mercer's Melbourne office at the start of February as part of the Pacific leadership team. ...

HUB24 announces new board appointment

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
Investment and superannuation platform HUB24 has appointed its first female board director. Ruth Stringer will join the HUB24 board from February 2020, using her legal expertise to assist the company's audit, risk and compliance committee. Prior to ...

Industry fund for coal miners on ESG journey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
Mine Super, the $11 billion industry fund for the coal mining industry, has clarified its position on a number of ESG issues. Vasyl Nair is the chief risk officer for Mine Super, he recently spoke at a panel on ESG issues at the annual Investment Performance ...

FASEA compliance has silver lining

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
For financial planning practices that don't have a clearly laid out business plan, the workload of meeting FASEA's Code of Ethics requirements can be a great push to get it in order, according to a speaker at the FPA Congress. In a session about ...

Planners heed SMSF risk warning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
Are you effectively communicating the importance of diversification to your SMSF clients? Delegates have been warned how to avoid triggering the ATOs radar. Aaron Dunn, who is the chief executive of Smarter SMSF, has provided an update on SMSF regulation ...

How much a self-licensee spends on compliance

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
A Melbourne-based self-licensed financial planner has shared how much her practice spends on compliance for every $100 of its revenue. Speaking at the FPA Congress, Angela Martyn of Personal Financial Services said $4.50 for every $100 of revenue is ...