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APRA reopens for licences

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
APRA will recommence issuing banking, insurance and superannuation licences after suspending the issuing of new licences due to the challenges new entrants would have been faced in light of economic uncertainty. The prudential regulator will also resume ...

First Sentier bolsters board of directors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... manager's board. Following the sale of the business from the Commonwealth Bank to Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, First Sentier Investors (formerly Colonial First State Global Asset Management) now operates as a standalone ...

Alex Wade leaves AMP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... period of leave following his appearance at the Royal Commission. In October 2019 AMP combined its wealth management and banking units, creating AMP Australia and Wade was named chief executive. His resignation comes as AMP battles numerous class actions ...

Christian Super appoints new chief investment officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... chief investment officer role at Christian Super. Rider was previously chief investment officer at ANZ Wealth and Private Banking. Earlier in his career he was head of investment strategy Australia at UBS Global Asset Manager. Between 1987 and 1997 Rider ...

Calls for financial services to include procurement targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... focus on improving the lives of Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander Australians. "We hope that key executives from the banking and finance sector use these as a guiding principle for their RAPs and strategic plans," FNF chief executive Phil Usher said. ...

Banking crisis more likely in conflicted countries: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
The odds of a country suffering a banking crisis are 2.5 times higher if it is affected by a conflict, according to research from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). IMF economist Rasmane Ouedrago and senior resident representative in South Africa ...

Debt vulture crackdown welcome

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... important that we no longer deal with unlicensed, fee-charging debt management providers," NAB group executive, personal banking Rachel Slade. The bank wants to direct customers to its own services to assist with financial distress without charging f ...

Franklin Templeton announces revised APAC team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... is expected on 31 July 2020. Kudva has over three decades of industry experience and expertise in asset management and banking. Prior to taking on his new role Kudva worked as Franklin Templeton's head of EMEA and India, based in Mumbai. Franklin Templeton ...

Westpac announces appointment, departure

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... group executive of strategy and enterprise services, and chief financial officer of its Australian retail and business banking operations. "I've thoroughly enjoyed my time at Westpac over the past 13 years," he said. "Having helped Peter and the ...

Australian Unity names chief executive

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
Australian Unity has nabbed the Bank of New Zealand's head of private banking, wealth and insurance to lead its retail business, following the resignation of the incumbent. BNZ chief customer officer of private, wealth and insurance Christine Yates ...