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SMSF auditors in firing line

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... rules. The regulator said he also issued an audit report in an incorrect form, and did not obtain signed financial statements. John Redenbach, Lenneke Serjeant and Darren Tappouras - all from New South Wales - and Angelo Covelli from Victoria, have had ...

Former CBA, MLC executive joins reinsurer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
A former CommInsure and MLC executive has returned to Australia to lead local client solutions for a global reinsurer. Martyn Gilling has been appointed head of client solutions at Pacific Life Re Australia, in a role that will see him assume responsibility ...

Retirement income review must focus on women: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... submission to label self-managed super funds the "pioneer group" for the retirement income system; with SMSFA chief executive John Maroney convinced SMSFs can help the review focus its efforts on the retirement phase. Maroney pointed out many SMSF members ...

Permanent ban follows alleged SMSF theft

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... deregistered from a statutory role by another regulator when ASIC took its action against her. At the time, ASIC commissioner John Price noted the importance of SMSF auditors and said the regulator would always take action against those who failed to ...

Dealer group restructures leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... role as practice development manager. "In 2016, we recruited Michael Jones as head of compliance to allow Synchron director, John Prossor, to slowly step back from day-to-day involvement in the business and focus on his responsibilities as a Synchron ...

Former dealer group chief to lead Australian Ethical

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... licensee head is set to lead the $3.8 billion ethical investment manager and super fund. Australian Ethical has appointed John McMurdo as chief executive and managing director, with acting chief executive Steve Gibbs set to resume his role as chair of ...

Link Group expands with Europe acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... with a further 5% to 6% accretion anticipated from efficiency benefits over the medium term. Link Group's managing director, John McMurtrie, said the transaction provides an opportunity to integrate two high-quality businesses to create a leading pan-European ...

SMSF data misleading: BGL

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... a "misleading" fact sheet it published and distributed to SMSF trustees last year. It comes after SMSF Association chief John Maroney slammed the regulator over the data used in the same fact sheet last week. BGL managing director Ron Lesh said the way ...

ASIC bans former Godfrey Pembroke adviser

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... a year later has been banned from the financial services industry for six years. Adelaide-based financial adviser Adrian John Cassidy has been banned from providing financial services for six years, after corporate regulator ASIC found he acted dishonestly ...

Last stand for grandfathered commissions falls over

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... Two individuals donated $10,000. One of the individuals who donated $10,000 was Lifespan Financial Planning executive chair John Ardino. The other is not on record, but Financial Standard has reason to believe it was the head of another dealer group. ...