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FSI and tax response "close to completion": Morrison

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
Treasurer Scott Morrison confirmed that the government's response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) is "proceeding and close to completion," despite the recent Liberal spill and cabinet reshuffle. Morrison addressed the media along with Finance ...

New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Cabinet reshuffle brings new faces and a new structure to the government's top economy, finance and business ministries. Social Services Minister Scott Morrison was appointed Treasurer, while Finance Minister Mathias ...

Sunsuper foresees independent director shift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Sunsuper has appointed a former Queensland treasurer and a former Macquarie Bank executive director to its board, increasing the number of independent directors ahead of proposed federal government super board changes. Joining Sunsuper this month are ...

Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
"Not happy, Jan!" This was Wall Street's immediate verdict on the Fed's disclosure of its non-decision following the much-awaited and much speculated 16-17 September FOMC meeting. The S&P 500 index declined by 1.6%; the Dow by 1.7%; Nasdaq by 1.4% ...

Dalton Nicol Reid rebrands

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
Dalton Nicol Reid has announced it will change its name. Now DNR Capital, the investment manager said the rebrand reflects the company's growth since 2001 to now managing around $1.4 billion in funds. "Our business has experienced significant growth ...

BetaShares grows distribution team

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider BetaShares has grown its distribution team with the appointment of a national manager - adviser services. Tania Smyth joins the company's adviser services team and will support financial advisers in their adoption ...

ANZ signs $450m tech agreement with IBM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
ANZ will pay IBM $450 million for a five year agreement to increase productivity and improve its technology and software across the group. The deal includes access to IBM's software portfolio, an Innovation Lab, next generation cloud development and ...

Findex appoints former ANZ exec

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
Findex has appointed a new global head of business development. Peter Gardiner joins the advice group from ANZ, where he was head of origination, corporate bank. Commenting on the appointment, Findex chief executive Spiro Paule said, "Peter has deep ...

Regulation is not the only answer: Herbert Smith Freehills

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
The word governance only appears nine times in the Wallace report, but 48 times in the Murray report, and many more times than that in the Cooper report. "Everything gets blamed on poor governance," Herbert Smith Freehills and university lecturer Scott ...

Fitzpatricks growth burst all part of the plan

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
Recent high-profile adviser recruitments at Fitzpatricks Private Wealth are part of a "steady growth rate at a bigger scale," according to chief executive John Woodley. The past month has seen IOOF-aligned Main Street Financial Solutions and former ...