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FASEA welcomes new directors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
The government body overseeing the rising education standards in financial advice is welcoming new directors to its board. Australian Financial Complaints Authority board member Elissa Freeman and former Financial Planning Association of Australia director ...

Poor governance spurs calls for directorship caps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
Governance experts are questioning how directors of multiple boards fulfil their duties and drive sustainable performance. Appearing at the Financial Executive Women Leadership Conference in Sydney last month, BMFS Consulting managing director Sarah ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property price falls become self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
"It's in a delicate situation. In terms of general direction, we're not surprised [prices have fallen]... That said, [the] downturn has been a bit bigger." These were the Australian Financial Review's (AFR) quotable quotes from its exclusive ...

New chief executive at Link Fund Administration

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
An IBM managing partner has been appointed as chief executive of Link Fund Administration, as Link shuffles its executive lineup. Dee McGrath will now oversee Link Group's administration functions which services many superannuation funds. In her most ...

Powerwrap makes a move on IPO

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
Powerwrap is set to list on the stock exchange with a $73 million market cap after securing $15 million in commitments during its IPO. The offer was priced at 35 cents a share for 205 million shares. The 10-year-old platform has been privately owned ...

Chief economist update: ECB digs deeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
Super Mario's back to doing whatever it takes. When European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi spoke at 'The ECB and Its Watchers XX' conference in Frankfurt on March 27, he concluded his speech emphasising that, "... the ECB will ...

AMP overhauls wealth leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
AMP has announced five new appointments to its wealth management leadership team. Dedicated to providing better experiences and outcomes for clients, AMP has built out the executive team charged with overseeing its troubled wealth management business. ...

Superannuation funds flag $113bn merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
Two superannuation funds are exploring a potential merger that would create a $113 billion fund with 1.1 million members. VicSuper and First State Super announced they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding, scouting the benefits of a ...

Superannuation fund chief accepts new role

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
The former chief executive of AustSafe Super has moved into a new role, following the completion of the fund's merger with Sunsuper. AustSafe Super chief executive Craig Stevens takes on the head of strategy role at Sunsuper following a successful ...

Financial product design and distribution law passes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
Financial product providers must comply with new laws to improve design and distribution obligations or else face civil or criminal penalties. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Design and Distribution Obligations and Product Intervention Powers) Bill 2019 ...