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People & Products

Former Citigroup managing director Roger Davis has been appointed Bank of Queensland chairman following the retirement of incumbent Neil Summerson....

Editorial

ASIC was right when it issued a warning to financial services licensees to ensure they have “robust recruitment processes” in place when appointing people who have previo...

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that just four months out from an election, the political temperature is high and perceptions can skew reality....

Financial planning

Former ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel will headline Money Management’s Platforms and Wraps conference, which is focused on competition....

Editorial

Jack Flader, the US lawyer named as being connected to the Trio/Astarra collapse, now knows what it is like to be thrashed with a damp lettuce leaf. ...

Superannuation

The Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Senator Mathias Cormann, says a Coalition Government won’t keep Shorten’s super charter group....

Editorial

With shrinking planner interest and very few product suppliers left in the market, the reverse mortgage sector is screaming for attention, Andrew Tsanadis writes. ...

Superannuation

Opposition ridicules Shorten’s efforts to establish a committee to advise on the establishment of a Council of Super Custodians. ...

People & Products

Former Genesys Wealth Advisers chief operating officer Andrew Alcock has been appointed chief executive of InvestorFirst....

Funds management

The investment industry must change the incentive structure for asset managers to encourage them to value more long term investment horizons, according to chairman of the...

Financial planning

SEQUAL has launched an updated version of its reverse mortgage education program that takes into account the broader seniors home equity release market....

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has signaled it is devising a "consumer-centric" program for its October national conference on the Gold Coast....

Financial planning

Countplus chairman Barry Lambert points to new strategy and possible listing as ultimately benefiting younger principals....

Accounting

Countplus looks to offer member principals another publicly-listed vehicle....

Superannuation

ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft points to greater scrutiny of super funds flowing form market-based financing....

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