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Bank appoints new chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
Bank of Queensland has announced a new chairman elect, with the incumbent set to retire after six years in the role. Roger Davis will retire as chair following BOQ's full year results in October 2019 and will leave the board. BOQ has appointed Patrick ...

Industry pledges Uluru statement support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... people, many of whom are our members," Fraser said. Financial Standard spoke to Amanda Young from the First Nations Foundation about Big Super Day Out's deep impact. Last year, it returned $14.5 million in less than two weeks. KPMG was another financial ...

Suncorp chief executive steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
Suncorp chief executive and managing director Michael Cameron will leave the company after four years in the role and seven as a board member. Suncorp chair Christine McLoughlin said now is the right time for change and indicated this will provide an ...

Hard times ahead for platforms

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
New research by UBS found wealth management giants could lose more than 30% of their platform profits even if they undertake "radical cost surgery". The big players' funds under administration have been plagued by leakage to independent platforms, retail ...

Ethics Centre to launch FASEA approved course

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... in all areas but one - their ethics," he said. "The ideal is for this emerging profession to have a common ethical foundation, enriched by a common understanding informed by a common set of educational experiences. Our hope is that this new course will ...

Insurtech Australia names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... recently Stone & Chalk head of corporate partnerships and insurtech lead, and prior to that worked at the Layne Beachley Foundation and Bauer Media. Insurtech Australia launched in 2017, appointing Brenton Charnley as its inaugural chief executive. He ...

Corporate super fund names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... Superannuation Board and Industry Super Australia. Outside of super, Corboy was a director of Utilities of Australia, the MDC Foundation and Australian Commonwealth Games Foundation. She is currently a director of Bank Australia, which is formerly the ...

Forrests donate $655m to foundation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest and wife Nicola have donated $655 million to their philanthropic foundation. Minderoo Foundation now has more than $1.5 billion in total donations from the couple and has supported 280 projects globally since its 2001 inception. ...

Kyckr improves platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... can eliminate the need for credit card payments if they desire. Kyckr said the redesigned platform will become its foundation for new product and service releases. This year, Kyckr experienced a 43% increase in new registrations during the first quarter. ...

Industry fund appoints former Rest GM

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
A $2.8 billion industry superannuation fund is welcoming a former Rest general manager to lead its member experience capability. Club Plus Super appointed Beth Parkin as its new head of member experience, as the fund aims for a larger membership base. ...