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Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
The Finance Sector Union is petitioning for paid vaccination leave, saying employers can help ensure the community is safe from COVID-19. So, who is and who isn't on board? The FSU is calling for two days of paid leave to be offered to employees ...

NAB denies underpaying full-time workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... employees as part of its ongoing investigation into a payroll bungle, which to date has repaid $55 million. The Financial Sector Union has raised concerns that current and former full-time NAB employees have been underpaid, claiming that they worked ...

More super funds make climate commitments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... to reduce emissions have come into sharp focus with new commitments emerging from the US, Canada, Japan and the European Union in recent weeks. The Australian private sector must be ready to help our country achieve deeper emissions reductions this decade ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
The Eurozone is back - back in recession, that is, dragged down into a double-dip by the coronavirus -- its resurgence (third time unlucky), its variants and the slow pace of vaccinations. Preliminary estimates released by Eurostat show the single-currency ...

Junk insurance lands Westpac in court

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... addition to Westpac, ASIC announced last year that $160 million of the remediation pool came from NZ, Australian Central Credit Union, Bank of Queensland, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Citigroup, Commonwealth Bank, Credit Union Australia, Latitude Finance ...

Dealer group GM exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... made redundant. Kriss originally joined the licensee in 2002, having previously worked in business development for a credit union. In a LinkedIn post, Kriss thanked IOOF and Bridges for what he described as an "immensely rewarding" 19-year tenure. "Importantly ...

Former Wallaby departs Westpac for NAB

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... previously head of asset finance at Commonwealth Bank. Prior to joining the finance industry, Waugh was a professional rugby union player for over 12 years and played in the Wallabies. Commenting on the role, Kerr said Waugh is an exceptional leader ...

Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
The new best financial interests duty (BFID) could see members pay higher administration fees as the record-keeping obligations ramp up, superannuation funds and industry experts warn. The reforms, which are part of the Your Future Your Super legislation ...

Bell AM wins mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
The Melbourne equities boutique has been appointed to manage a new $100 million fund launched by Swisse Union Bancaire Privee, with which it has a strategic partnership. Bell Asset Management will manage UBP's global SMID-cap equity which will invest ...

Women hit hardest by pandemic

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... toll of financial insecurity, significantly impacting their mental health and wellbeing." According to a Financial Sector Union survey of its members, only 52% of women were able to work from home during the pandemic compared to 73% of men. Of the FSU ...