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AFSL boss banned by ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... efficient and effective," she explained. ASIC found that as a director, Gribble approached AFCA determinations as if they were "open to negotiation." This included in some circumstances seeking to persuade complainants to accept less than the determination ...

PwC appoints chief economist for Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
PwC has appointed Amy Auster to the role of chief economist, succeeding Jeremy Thorpe who exits the position after six years. Auster has been a partner with PwC since last year, focused on consulting work to government and other public sector institutions. ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
The blind rush to consolidate that gripped the $3.4 trillion superannuation sector in recent times may be finally over, according to First Super chief executive Bill Watson. Instead of seeing big funds gobbling up smaller rivals, Watson expects more ...

RBA tipped for another rate rise

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
... manager Scott Solomon said. "Shortly after the September release, we applauded the suggestion by Governor Lowe that they were open to a step back to 25bps. However, the subsequent macro environment makes a 25bp hike potentially burdensome." Solomon added ...

BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... time, Master Builders Queensland and the CFMEU said that the merger was not a priority but indicated that the fund remains open to merger discussions in the future. So, what are the considerations for BUSSQ if an attractive merger partner appeared? First ...

BNY Mellon appoints Australian executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... client benefits and accelerating product innovation. At the time Hodge said: "We're attracted to BNY Mellon's commitment to open architecture and approach to creating an operationally meaningful ecosystem for clients that connects their own capabilities ...

Lumiant partners with Envestnet | Yodlee

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... to power its Your Wealth module. The partnership enables Lumiant to access real-time data from financial institutions. The open banking connections provided by Envestnet | Yodlee allow advisers to access a view of their client's total financial lifecycle. ...

Still work to do on QAR: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
Michelle Levy recounted hearing feedback on the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) for the first time to a panel comprising Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Phil Anderson, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah ...

AFA president positive on industry outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
At the opening of the Association of Financial Advisers' Thrive conference, AFA president Sam Perera expressed an extremely optimistic outlook about the advice industry's future. "I do believe we are turning a corner, the opportunities we have are tremendous ...

The time for change is now: Jones

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... going to stick to what we promised before the election." "On the new entrants and the issue of education, frankly I have an open mind. I have had issues put to me by different segments of the profession." Jones added that people in the risk space, insurance ...