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SG Hiscock, DMP Asset Management to merge

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... offering respective existing solutions to investors. Both SG Hiscock and DMP will retain separate Australian Financial Services Licenses, enabling the merged entity to operate on two fronts, using the brands of both businesses simultaneously. SGH will ...

COBA appoints former ASIC executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... for the customer owned sector as the regulatory and legal environment continues to evolve in the wake of the financial services Royal Commission," COBA chief executive Michael Lawrence said. "The success of our model is demonstrated by our sector's consistently ...

No-deal Brexit sparks mixed reaction: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Financial Standard's latest survey shows the financial services sector is grappling with the effects the upcoming Brexit deal will have on the industry. On the back of UK Prime Minister Theresa May's historic defeat of her proposed exit strategy ...

Investment manager chair retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... Services (IFS) chief executive Cath Bowtell will become chair of The New Daily. IFS is also a part of ISH. Speaking to Financial Standard, Weaven said he is looking forward to retirement after recently turning 70 - and that one of the best milestones ...

Increase adviser standards sector-wide: FSU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
The new professional standards imposed on financial advisers should be rolled out across the entire financial services sector. That is the view of the Finance Sector Union which said a process of professionalisation should extend to other occupations ...

Industry fund adds chief risk role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... the same role. Vassallo will lead the risk and compliance teams, bringing more than 30 years' experience in financial services, risk management, compliance and information security. Most notably, Vassallo is a former general manager, operational risk ...

Industry fund goes for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... from Credit Union Australia where she was head of banking products. Bringing more than 20 years' experience in financial services both in Australia and the United States, Peters is a former group head of personal loans and overdrafts at Westpac; head ...

FSU, FSC respond to interim report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... the release of Commissioner Hayne's interim report, labeling it an important first step in reforming the financial services industry. FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said the union agrees wholeheartedly with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg that ...

ASIC slams unacceptable reporting breaches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... Credit Union Australia, Greater Bank, Heritage Bank, Macquarie and Suncorp under the microscope. Across the 12 financial services firms, it took about four years (1517 days) to complete an investigation from the time a breach was discovered and investigated. ...

Women missing from C-suite lineups

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
Women take up less than one in five positions in the C-suites of financial services companies, even though they account for more than half of the entry-level workforce. According to new research from McKinsey & Co, women are also 24% less likely than ...