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Bruce Edwards

09 April 2020 • By Sarah Simpkins • 1 min read

ClearView chair to step down

The chairman of financial services group ClearView has indicated he will be retiring from the board after seven years with the group. Current ...

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Finance software provider appoints non-executive director

The new non-executive director is an industry veteran who has served in senior roles at American Express, AXA, and AMP. Libby Roy will serve as a ...

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The bill that will ‘saddle a generation’

The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is tipped to last for decades. In his reply to the government’s $130 billion “JobKeeper” payments ...

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Janus Henderson names new equity research director

Janus Henderson’s director of central equity research has stepped down from her role, with the company naming her replacement set to commence next ...

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Financial services group appoints professional standards head

The group has appointed an industry veteran with “vast experience” as its new head of professional standards. Phil Creswell will join Count ...

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Coronavirus fallout drags big four ratings

Fitch Ratings has downgraded its long-term ratings of the big four banks and their New Zealand subsidiaries, with the agency anticipating they’ll be ...

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Super fund halves fees for jobless members

A women-centred superannuation fund has slashed its fees for members that have become newly unemployed as a result of the coronavirus crisis

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APRA decision will ‘stifle innovation’

APRA’s decision to suspend issuing licences could bleed Australia’s fintech industry of money and jobs. On 8 April, APRA warned that it will not ...

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Australia could lose AAA rating

Australia’s credit outlook has been downgraded from “stable” to “negative” by one of the world’s pre-eminent ratings houses – and its AAA rating could ...

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Disclosure 'urgently needed' as funds consider redemption limits

An investment adviser has called for industry super funds that are highly invested in illiquid assets to be forced to disclose their holdings more ...

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