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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 ...

CBA in world-first blockchain transaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
The Commonwealth Bank and Wells Fargo have embarked on the first global trade transaction between two independent banks via blockchain. The transaction involved a shipment of 88 cotton bales from Texas to Qingdao, China using a distributed ledger known ...

Greater financial literacy key to improved adviser reputation

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
A higher level of financial literacy among consumers is key to improving the reputation of financial advisers, according to new research from Zurich Financial Services Australia. A survey of 227 advisers active in the life advice industry conducted ...

Boutique asset manager signs new exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
Boutique Australian equities manager DMP Asset Management is welcoming a new executive manager as part of its strategy to expand into the institutional market. Joining DMPAM as executive manager - sales, is Angus Graham. He formerly held senior roles ...

CYBG appoints two directors

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
CYBG, the new holding company for Clydesdale Bank following the NAB demerger, has appointed two non-executive directors to its board. The two directors will also take up board positions at CYB Investments and Clydesdale Bank. The first, Clive Adamson ...

New non-exec director for Premier

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... currently an independent non-executive director of Premier's wholly owned subsidiary, Just Group. Premier chairman Solomon Lew said: "The Premier Board is delighted that Terry has accepted a position on the Board. Terry's retail and general business ...

Former FPA chair joins Tax Practitioners Board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has welcomed the appointment of a financial adviser to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) after long advocating for the position. Former FPA chair Julie Berry is one of five new board appointments ...

Colonial First State appoints independent super director

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
Commonwealth Bank's wealth management division has announced a major hire that will see an independent director appointed in several superannuation board roles, most notably at Colonial First State Investments. Joining the boards of Colonial First State ...

PROFILE: BlackRock head of corporate governance Pru Bennett

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
On a quiet afternoon in 2000, Pru Bennett was sitting with the three other partners of proxy advisory firm Corporate Governance International, wondering how they were going to jumpstart the business. "Gee," she remembers thinking, "We just need a few ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
Net establishments of new self-managed super funds have steadily declined since mid-2014, according to ATO and APRA data. Specifically, net establishments have fallen by 24% to 22,822 in the 12 months to June 2015. While this can be partly attributed ...