Risk People Update

New Appointments

CAANZ welcomes new CEO

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) has appointed Ainslie van Onselen as its new chief executive. Van Onselen is a former lawyer and Westpac staffer, also sitting on several boards, and is replacing interim CEO Simon Hann, who has been in place since Rick Ellis resigned.

FSC appoints deputy CEO

Blake Briggs is the Financial Services Council’s new deputy chief executive. Briggs moves across from a role as head of government affairs for wealth at Westpac.

Departures

COVID-19 sees exit of 500 advisers from practice

The ASIC Financial Adviser Register shows that just under 500 advisers have left the industry in the past two months. Some major losses to the industry have come from Financial Wisdom, Suncorp Financial Services, AMP, Ausure, The SMSF Adviser Network, GWM Adviser Services, Charter Financial, National Australia Bank, and Consilium.

Centrepoint Alliance loses research head and research analyst

Miriam Herold has resigned from Centrepoint Alliance after a research leadership shuffle. Senior research analyst John Stamatopoulos is also leaving, both departures after less than two years in their respective roles. Both research professionals are moving on to other roles within the industry.

UniSuper chief of financial advice resigns, temporary shuffle of executives

John (Jack) McCartney has left UniSuper after more than six years. McCartney is retiring from full-time executive responsibilities. Graham Eggins is now acting chief of financial advice, a new addition to the super fund. Leigh Cleland, head of risk transformation, is temporarily taking on the vacant chief risk officer role while a permanent replacement is found after Ruby Yadav left to join Mercer.