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AFCA names two lead ombudsmen

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... ombudsman David Locke said. Both Curtis and Russell will commence their roles in August and join Evelyn Halls (banking and finance), Natalie Cameron (investments and advice), and Heather Gray (superannuation). The appointments come after AFCA named John ...

Financial services job market hot: Hays

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
According to the latest Hays salary guide, a renewed sense of optimism has swept across the accountancy and finance jobs markets in early 2021. Hays found 57% of accountancy and finance employers will increase salaries by up to 3% when they next review. ...

Poor financial literacy failing young workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... between 16 and 24. Almost half of the respondents said they did not receive formal education in the areas of personal finance at school. The same number do not know how to calculate interest on investments. One in four young workers do not know what ...

BUSSQ extends Link contract

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... executive manager, relationships, growth and advice and Trevor Govender as executive manager, operations, product and finance. The super fund was also the third top performer in MySuper for December end when risk adjusted returns were considered.

Victoria Devine launches investing platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
Financial adviser and personal finance influencer Victoria Devine is launching a She's on the Money branded investment platform, powered by robo-adviser Six Park. With a minimum investment of $5000, fans of She's on the Money (which has a social media ...

Advisers filter clients via ethical lens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
The rise of ethically minded financial advisers has reached the point where clients have been sacked because they do not align with their values. This is according to Zurich risk strategy specialist Adam Crabbe, who is seeing a shift in the emergence ...

ASIC takes action against Equiti

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... is also a subsidiary of Equiti FS's parent company Equiti Group. The group also had a mortgage broking business Equiti Finance. ASIC alleges that the bonus payments influenced the financial product advice provided or the choice of financial product recommended ...

Praemium chief executive exits

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... continued strong growth, both in Australia and overseas." This, despite also announcing it has engaged Deloitte Corporate Finance to undertake a strategic review of its international business. As previously announced, the platform just opened an Edinburgh ...

Salaries boosted by skills shortage

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... companies are worried about attracting new talent 62% say they are willing to increase their initial salary offering to secure finance professionals. According to Robert Half, the specialist skills within finance and accounting that are proving to be ...

Australian Unity to acquire aged care facility provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... aged care residences operate on the small household model endorsed by the Royal Commission. Australian Unity intends to finance the acquisition via its issue of the $120 million Australian Unity Mutual Capital Instruments in December 2020.