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Clime wants director removed

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
... calling for the removal of long-serving executive Neil Schafer. Clime has scheduled an extraordinary general meeting on August 6, putting forth a resolution to shareholders to immediately dethrone Schafer, who has been with the ASX-listed firm since ...

First YFYS performance test results weeks away

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
Superannuation funds can expect their results in the first performance test by August 31 under the new Your Future, Your Super reforms, according to an APRA letter sent Friday. The first round covers MySuper products alone. Trustee-directed products ...

Six new ombudsmen at AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... both join AFCA in September. BizCover head of legal, risk and compliance David Short will join AFCA's insurance team in August. AFCA has promoted three of its own as ombudsmen: Vicki Carter and Mervyn Silverstein are new ombudsman within the superannuation ...

WTW names local head of investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... Towers Watson appointed a new lead for its investments team in Australia as the incumbent moves to client consulting. From August 1, Aongus O'Gorman will lead the Australian investments team, succeeding Martin Goss, who has been in the role for the ...

Three join embattled AMP Capital fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... has already commenced with the team, van Leuven will start this month and Linnett will start in her role by the end of August. "These three new additions to CommIF will further enhance the strong and experienced AMP Capital team managing the fund. I'm ...

Aon, Willis Towers Watson terminate merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... know through this process." The merger was first announced on 9 March 2020. Shareholders of both approved the merger in August 2020, as did the European Commission. However, locally, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said in February ...

De Gori to leave FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... Association of Financial Advisers announced the appointment of its new chief. Helen Morgan-Banda will lead the AFA from August 2, replacing Phil Kewin who resigned earlier this year. Most recently she led the Law Society of New Zealand which has about ...

AFA announces new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... new chief executive to replace Phil Kewin who resigned earlier this year. Helen Morgan-Banda will move into the role on August 2. She has nearly 10 years of experience as the chief executive of two professional membership bodies in New Zealand, and in ...

BTFM, Asgard Capital fined $3m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... to pay $1.5 million each for charging fees for no service and making misleading statements. Between September 2014 and August 2017, the court found that the companies harmed 404 customers, leading to about 487 breaches of the Corporations Act. Such breaches ...

CSLR raises concern among advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... caps, and controls around secondary levies, however the overall annual cap is $250m." Consultation for the CSLR ends on August 13.