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Australia lax in fighting financial crime

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
Australia's passive response and disparate approach in combatting financial crime, particularly anti-money laundering, requires a more holistic approach, according to a panel of compliance and security experts. ANZ financial crime risk professional ...

White-collar crime penalties to skyrocket

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
ASIC could soon impose substantial civil penalties and lengthy prison time for financial services corporations and employees guilty of misconduct, a review of its enforcement powers has found. The final paper of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) is ...

New industry body to launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... Labs, York Butter Factory, FinTech Australia, and ANZIFF. Also partnering in various ways is QBE, Macquarie Bank, MunichRe, TAS, EY, AUB Group, The Fold Legal, Stone & Chalk, Suncorp, IAG, Envest, RAC Insurance and Oliver Wyman. With its key objective ...

Business benefits of managed accounts mounting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
Financial advisers using managed accounts are saving more than 14 hours a week on compliance and administrative tasks. Latest research from BT Financial Group, conducted by Investment Trends in July, demonstrates advisers recommending managed accounts ...

Millennials shaping family office strategy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
Socially mindful and environmentally conscious millennials are driving a shift in how the ultra-wealthy manage their money as family offices set to ramp up allocation towards impact investing, according to the latest research. The Global Family Office ...

BlackRock boosts Australian distribution footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
BlackRock has made three senior hires to strengthen its client business team in Australia. Scarlett Dorney will join the Sydney office as a director of client business at the end of October, responsible for leading the multi-manager and institutional ...

NAB launches customer chatbot app

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
NAB is ramping up its virtual assistance technology with the launch of a new customer banking voice-based app. Customers owning a smartphone with Google Assistant or a Google Home device can use the Talk to NAB app to ask general banking questions such ...

Former TCorp executives join FIIG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
A former long-standing chief executive and a past chief financial officer of TCorp have joined the board of FIIG Securities. The fixed income expert has appointed two new non-executive directors in Stephen Knight and Christine Feldmanis. Knight, who ...

Madison FG appoints governance head from ANZ

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
Madison Financial Group has appointed a new head of governance and professional standards. Kirsten Lynn joins Madison from ANZ Private, where she was an associate private wealth adviser. Prior to that, she was a legal officer for merits review and decisions ...

Kapstream co-founder steps down from global Janus Henderson role

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
The global head of fixed income at Janus Henderson Investors stepped down from his role, and a replacement has been appointed. Kumar Palghat was in the role for six months following the merger of Janus Capital and Henderson Group; he originally co-founded ...