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Frontier zeroes in on poor culture

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Frontier Advisors is putting investment managers on notice, warning them to expect a tougher appraisal of how they manage cultural and governance issues. While it has always assessed and considered culture when it formulates manager ratings and recommendations ...

Funds announce chief ahead of merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... Energy Super member during her years in the sector." "Both boards are confident that Kate will lead our combined organisation to be a strong, boutique, Queensland-centric superannuation fund that will generate better outcomes for members." This means ...

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... These days, I'm much more confident to speak up if an incident arises and incredibly fortunate to work for an organisation that doesn't tolerate discrimination in the workplace. Q: How do we most effectively address the gender pay gap? A: There's ...

ASIC takes Statewide Super to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... acknowledged the proceedings, saying: "Once Statewide Super discovered the nature of the insurance administration error, the organisation self-reported to ASIC, while conducting a forensic examination and developing a remediation plan. Statewide Super ...

Special course to manage work conflict

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
SuperFriend has launched a new course to assist people with challenging interactions and conflicts with colleagues and customers. The course includes an introduction to conflict management, conflict management styles, effective communication using a ...

CPP Investments chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... earlier as senior managing director and head of international. "Mr. Machin has provided outstanding leadership to the organisation as a senior executive and then chief executive officer. His significant accomplishments will help to strengthen Canadians' ...

Most ethical companies revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... benefits for Avon China. PepsiCo is another name on the list that might seem unusual to some. The Rainforest Rescue Organisation campaigned against the company, saying that its palm oil supplier was causing destruction to rainforests. The company cut ...

Financial services eyes gig economy workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
Up to 20% of the financial services sector will likely comprise gig economy employees over the next five years, a study from PwC shows. More than half (52%) of the 500 financial institutions surveyed expect to hire more gig-based employees, despite ...

Australian Ethical continues growth trajectory

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
The booming interest in socially and environmentally conscious investments has seen Australian Ethical post stellar half year results, despite the pandemic. Australian Ethical reported underlying profit after tax for the second half of 2020 of $4.9 ...

Actuaries Institute names new president

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
The Actuaries Institute has named a partner at KPMG as its new president. Jefferson Gibbs takes over from Hoa Bui, who was appointed to the post in January 2020. Gibbs is a partner at KPMG specialising in general insurance. He joined the firm in October ...