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Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... Foundation Q: Why did you choose a career in financial services? A: I chose a career in financial services because, growing up, finance was something unspoken and something that heavily impacted my family and our quality of living. From lived experiences ...

Women hit hardest by pandemic

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... roles compared to 64% of men. FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said a greater proportion of casual workers in the finance industry are women - 67% compared to 56% in all industries. These jobs are insecure and are the first jobs to lose hours and ...

Chief economist update: More manna from UK Treasury

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
Another budget, another increase in government spending. In his Budget speech on March 3, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak prefaced his delivery of more manna from the government by stressing the damage the coronavirus has done to the UK economy. ...

Metrics launches NZ fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... loans to a wide range of borrowers such as including public and private companies, infrastructure providers and project finance groups. "The fixed income and credit investment choices available for New Zealanders in their local currency have been quite ...

NEOS shakes up leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... UnderwriteMe where she was a director of business operations for Australia for nearly two years. Prior to that, Cussell worked at finance technology firm White Clarke Group as an associate director for over six years. Scott Moffitt was named as general ...

Wingate announces acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... acquisition of a significant equity interest in Fifo Capital Australia. Fifo provides invoice, supply chain and trade finance solutions to over 3000 Australian businesses. Wingate and Fifo have worked closely together since the establishment of a joint ...

Challenger names chief financial officer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... role, following the resignation of Andrew Tobin last year. Rachel Grimes spent over 20 years at Westpac in several senior finance roles including director of mergers and acquisitions and chief financial officer - group technology. Previously, Grimes ...

Government passes advice, super reforms

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... Hume said the changes are an "important step in restoring trust and confidence in the financial system". CHOICE's finance policy adviser Patrick Veyret agreed and welcomed the legislation, saying it should improve consumer outcomes in the financial ...

CFOs gain clout in ESG metrics

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... responsibility for ESG with their chief financial officers, says a new report from Accenture. Accenture interviewed about 1517 finance leaders including chief financial officers from around the globe for the seventh iteration of its research on their ...

PIMCO names Asia Pacific lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... John Studzinski will continue playing a key role in broadening relationships in Asia Pacific with leaders in business, finance, government and NGOs. Roman commented: "With his deep understanding of the regulatory environment and proven strategic leadership ...