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New bank launches for nurses and midwives

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... nurses need more recognition in their workplaces. Murphy said: "As the nation's most trusted profession, with one of the highest levels of personal fulfilment, nurses deserve to have these values reflected in the professional services they use. Which ...

Women-led super funds continue to shine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... female representation had an incidence of just 47%. CareSuper, HESTA, VicSuper, Energy Super and Tasplan achieved the highest diversity scores in the annual SelectingSuper W-Index, measuring the gender diversity of boards and leadership teams. The average ...

Influential women in private equity

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... 2018 were some of the strongest years for the industry with $2.5 trillion in disclosed buyout deal value, some of the highest levels of capital raised and deployed, the most exits and decent returns, according to private equity advisory firm Bain and ...

FPA disciplines two members

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... and expenses related to the matter. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said all FPA members were required to uphold "the highest ethical standards within the financial planning profession, with no exceptions." "The FPA is committed to standing with Australians ...

Industry super performance moves members: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... on the satisfaction of members with their financial performance - were industry super funds. Catholic Super scored the highest, with UniSuper close by. The two retail funds to make the cut were Macquarie and Colonial First State. Other retail funds AMP ...

Rich families stingier with charities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... households income to charity," Roy Morgan said in a statement. "Even though the $250 k+ household income group make the highest average donations ($697), this is only the equivalent of 0.2% of their income." Roy Morgan industry communications director ...

SMSFA recognises member achievements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... recognised the significant contribution Lesh made to the association throughout 2018. The SMSFA also recognised its two highest scoring exam participants in 2018, with Phi Nguyen of Curve Accountants recognised for his top score in the SMSF specialist ...

Family office backs new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... Schwartz said. "Stonehorn's team leverage their unique networks and local presence to ensure investments are made in only the highest quality companies with a focus on strong corporate governance. We are very excited by the opportunity to be a major ...

Major shareholders defy proxy advisers: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... was a 3.21% increase in online voting in 2018 which is consistent with growth over the past decade," McKenna said. "The highest usage rate of online voting technology is in the S&P/ASX 200 with almost half of all votes being lodged electronically, highlighting ...

Chief economist update: Where sentiment goes, there too is spending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... because the University of Michigan's survey also found that consumers' expected real income have surged to their highest level in "in more than 15 years..." Ergo, "The data indicate that personal consumption expenditures will remain the strongest ...