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IOOF, LUCRF Super on ERS workload

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... has certainly significantly increased our call volumes which doubled, tripled and then quadrupled," she said. "We deployed staff from other parts of the business to help with this. This was particularly impacted by the market volatility with respect ...

CBA profit takes hit, dividend cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... basis points to 2.07% due to lower interest rates. Operating expenses came in at $10.89 billion, up 0.7%, driven by higher staff and IT costs, which the bank said has been partly offset by lower remediation costs. Loan impairment expenses leaped due ...

Chief executives cop pay cuts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... consider how remuneration outcomes will be perceived externally, given the widespread impact of the pandemic on investors, staff, customers, governments and other key stakeholders," Davidson said. Interestingly, no female executives or bank executives ...

APRA spells out unlisted asset valuation standards

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... at least one party if not multiple parties to form a view," she said. "Those valuations would be reviewed by the internal staff and they would also be reviewed by either or both of the investment committee and the audit committee and put to the board ...

Calls for financial services to include procurement targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... "Indigenous procurement is a great way to contribute as Indigenous business owners are more likely to employ Indigenous staff. It may also be an opportune time to reflect on and review Indigenous employment measures over the past 10 years to see if things ...

Zenith names new general manager

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... Wright. Zenith completed its acquisition of the Chant West business on June 30, with the combined group now employing 70 staff across both Sydney and Melbourne. In the new role, Fryer will join Zenith's management committee and will focus on various ...

Macquarie fired 32 people in "consequence management"

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... it was found that these were isolated matters with no evidence of broader systematic issues." Almost all of Macquarie's staff, more than 98%, has been working remotely throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. "The group is now in a gradual, phased and voluntary ...

Westpac discovers additional transaction irregularities

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
Westpac's money laundering woes continue to worsen, with the bank today announcing it has uncovered hundreds of thousands of additional transactions of $10,000 or more that are "incomplete or inaccurate" to AUSTRAC. After further investigation, the ...

Diversity screening option launched

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... However, Klassen said more diversity can lead to less communication, increase group conflict, lower satisfaction and increased staff turnover. "From a quantitative perspective, corporate governance is a factor that outperforms, that is, companies with ...

Perpetual takes stake in US asset manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... business internationally," Perpetual chief executive and managing director Rob Adams said. Barrow Hanley currently has 95 staff, including 54 investment professionals, across its Dallas, Hong Kong and London offices. It will retain its brand and continue ...