Briefs: New AFMA CEO, Teachers makes executive appointments, and more

The Australian Financial Markets Association has appointed Brett Harper as its new chief executive. He joins from consulting group Promontory Australia, where has was a director for the past three years. He has held senior roles at Barclays (London) and Anglo Irish Bank (Dublin), and was head of balance sheet and market risk at APRA. Harper takes over from David Lynch, who spent 25 years at AFMA and has been CEO since 2012.

Teachers Mutual Bank Ltd has made two executive hires. Vicki Leaver joins as chief people and culture officer. Leaver was previously head of capability and performance at Employers Mutual. Erica Pickford takes on the role of chief operations officer. She joins from Genworth, where she was head of operations. Teachers is strengthening its executive leadership team as its launches a new digital brand, Hiver, and moves ahead with its merger with Pulse Credit Union.

Deposit and bond marketplace Cashwerkz has changed its name to Income Asset Management Group, following shareholder approval, and will have a new ASX code, INY, from August 26. The company said the name change reflects its evolution from a direct-to-consumer cash brokerage to a broader “income solutions” business-focused on intermediaries and institutions.

Openpay has signed up computer maker Hewlett-Packard as a new enterprise partner for its B2B portal, OpyPro. Openpay describes OpyPro as a software-as-a-service solution, designed to allow companies to manage trade accounts, including applications, credit checks, approvals and account management. It will be integrated into HP’s e-commerce system “to deliver an enhanced and simplified transaction experience for business customers.” OpyPro was launched last year with Woolworths as the initial partner.