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Working women more likely to experience mental illness

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... women might be attributable to their respective level of representation in senior management, Lydon suggested. "While employee wellbeing has been rising up the agenda for many organisations, these findings show that there is still a long way to go in ...

Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... disability, health and aged care services. "State and local government expenditure increased 1.1% driven by rises in non-employee expenses," it said. The contribution from inventories last quarter is an ominous sign for the next quarter - more so given ...

TAL hires former Rest executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
The former operations chief at Rest has joined TAL as chief commercial officer. Andrew Howard will lead the integration and transition of Suncorp Life into TAL in the newly created role. Howard will be responsible for the performance of the newly integrated ...

Digital advice platform opens Sydney office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
A provider of automated investment solutions is opening an Australian office to meet the growing demand for digital financial advice. With a newly established office in Sydney, Quantifeed will leverage local software engineering talent to grow its offering. ...

GAM sacks investment director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
GAM Investments confirmed fixed income investment director Tim Haywood was dismissed for "gross misconduct" following an internal investigation. And he's appealing the decision. In August 2018, Haywood was at the centre of an investigation that ...

QIC adds to global infrastructure team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
QIC's $11 billion global infrastructure business has hired two investment managers, taking its total team to 43 employees. Selina Sugiarto joined QIC's London office as an infrastructure investment manager earlier this year. She was most recently ...

State government awards super fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
The Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities' Superannuation Scheme (NTGPASS) awarded Statewide Superannuation a new mandate, replacing AustralianSuper. Statewide will manage the default superannuation of new government employees. From ...

The $500k price tag on bad super choices

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
Sticking to a bad super fund could leave the average Australian worker more than $500,000 poorer over their lifetime, latest research from SelectingSuper found. The research considered an average employee's salary, fees and contributions over 45 ...

NAB chief executive and chair exit

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Thorburn and chair Ken Henry announced they will exit the bank. Thorburn's last day is on 28 February 2019, while Henry will retire from the board once a permanent chief executive is appointed. Philip ...

AFCA appoints new ombudsman

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority will soon welcome its newest ombudsman, an appointment that will be dedicated to resolving disputes for small businesses including financial services firms. Joining AFCA from February 12 is Geoff Browne. ...