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Government still mulling response on Senate report

LAURA MILLAN AND AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... conference." Cormann said that "beyond the policy issues and the issues for ASIC raised by that inquiry, the most important focus for the Government has been and continues to be on achieving a satisfactory resolution of any outstanding and unresolved ...

FPA calls for industry summit to restore trust in advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... things go wrong, members of the profession act with speed and complete fairness." Rantall said that the association's primary focus is "the impacted clients of CBA and ensuring we never see something like this again." He called for a summit chaired by ...

Sunsuper prepares for end of super in awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... forward plans." In addition to working on retention strategies for existing employers, he said the fund was "ramping up our focus on growing aggressively in the corporate space." Earlier this year Financial Standard reported that, in the event that super ...

ClearView appoints three BDMs

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... been appointed as a BDM for New South Wales. ClearView managing director Simon Swanson said the three new appointments will focus on promoting its LifeSolutions and WealthSolutions product suites. "The appointment of an additional three BDMs is due to ...

Big Sky appoints former ANZ exec

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... Investments chief executive David Bryant. "We look forward to reaping the rewards of his strategic expertise and dedicated focus on business growth," Bryant said. Bryant acknowledged Bell's calibre as an executive and is pleased to have him fill the ...

PROFILE: State Street Global Advisors CEO Lochiel Crafter

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
Lochiel Crafter was appointed head of the State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) business in Australia and Asia Pacific a year ago. Since then, a number of mandates, appointments and new strategies have kept the company and its CEO busy. By Laura Millan. ...

CBA boss to be grilled on Senate report

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... open its books and fully identify the number of clients affected and those entitled to compensation. He said the bank's focus was on downplaying the extent of wrongdoing and minimising the amount of compensation it had to pay. However, the bank has refuted ...

Former NAB execs follow Hartley to Sunsuper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... change and technical services at NAB Wealth. Sommer's role will be to "drive Sunsuper's strategic change agenda with a sharp focus on enhancing the Fund's competitive capability in the corporate market and delivering digital transformation." Both Sommer ...

Australia and New Zealand accountants launch joint brand

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... ever-evolving business world and deliver a significant positive impact on small and large businesses alike." White said a core focus for the trans-Tasman organisation will be to lead debate and thinking around the public and economic policy challenges ...

TAL nabs ANZ exec for new finance role

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... together these functions, and in the appointment of Edith who has extensive experience in these areas, TAL can enhance the focus on our new strategic direction," Griffin said. Pfister was also chief financial officer and risk manager at reinsurer RGA ...