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ASIC targets NAB super after compliance breakdown

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
The trustee of Australia's largest retail super fund, the MLC Super Fund, will appoint an independent expert to review compliance breaches following an ASIC investigation. ASIC initially made enquiries into breach reports lodged by NAB wealth entities ...

Small caps taking over IPO market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
Small cap companies are steadily increasing their dominance of the IPO market on the ASX, according to new HLB Mann Judd research. For the IPO Watch Australia report, HLB Mann Judd analysed the behaviour of IPOs on the ASX throughout 2016 and concluded ...

Xero CFO takes on new role in leadership shuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
A senior manager at cloud-based accounting software company Xero will now have a combined role as part of organisational changes mentioned back in October. At the time, Xero's board said that management changes would allow chief financial officer Sankar ...

Suncorp vet joins Westpac subsidiary

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
Majority-owned Westpac subsidiary Hastings Management is welcoming its second independent director. Justine Hickey joins the infrastructure equity manager while also serving as a director on the boards of DNR Capital, the Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation ...

KPMG director becomes fintech CFO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
A director at KPMG took on a new role as chief financial officer for a fintech specialising in digital customer acquisition. Having previously held a senior position in KPMG's deal advisory division, Matt Lewis has now joined Avoka, where he will report ...

ATO calls time on SMSF safe harbour rules

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
The ATO is warning financial advisers that the safe harbour rules for limited recourse borrowing arrangements in self-managed super funds will be changing this week. Under the new rules, LRBAs must be consistent with either the safe harbour guidelines ...

MLC shakes up retail leadership team

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
MLC Life Insurance boosted its retail advised business with multiple key appointments. The new retail advised insurance leadership team comprises Russell Hannah as general manager, retail advised insurance sales; Adrienne Cochrane, who joined from AMP ...

Banks flag adviser transparency in customer program

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
Led by the Australian Bankers' Association, Australia's largest banks are launching new initiatives aimed at improving customer satisfaction. The Better Banking program consists of three key steps. These are a renewed commitment to support customers ...

Wilson denounces illogical Hunter Hall response

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson told Financial Standard the Hunter Hall Global Value board's response to his buy-back proposal was illogical and twisted the meaning of his letter. Wilson noted his proposal was met with a response that "addressed ...

NAB makes key advice appointments from AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
Two senior hires will join NAB Financial Planning in April. NAB's advice business is welcoming Andrew Gregory as general manager, Victoria/Tasmania and Gary Wood as head of client experience and advice development. Both join NAB from AMP. Gregory was ...