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Dealer group acquires bank advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... centre of everything we do and in partnering with like-minded, customer focused organisations to make a difference in our community," he said. "Our history of partnering with customer focused banks for more than 30 years means customers can be confident ...

Institutions fail to adequately manage social risk

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... Commission excoriated many of Australia's largest financial institutions for treatment of customers and failure to meet community expectations. This was a major blow to the reputations of these institutions but, according to a new paper from the Actuaries ...

Superannuation funds flag $113bn merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... funds. "We both have a member-first culture and a heritage in the public sector. Many of our members work in education, community services and health and we're both seeing strong private sector growth. Importantly, we believe quality financial advice ...

Superannuation Consumer Advocate proposal needs work

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... received funding in 2018 as a result of penalties CBA and ANZ were forced to pay. The banks paid a total of $2.5 million community benefits after ASIC found branch staff sold superannuation products to customers under the guise of general advice and ...

Northern Trust eyes super fund trading desks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... Aussie super funds bring investments in-house and face greater demands for accountability from the regulators and the community, they will be forced to rethink their internal trading desks, says Northern Trust's head of global equities Gary Paulin. ...

Australia, New Zealand leaders in responsible investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... is pleasing to see the continuing growth of responsible investment, both in our region and globally." "The investment community is fast realising the correlation between consideration of environmental, social and governance factors, and positive portfolio ...

Industry Super Holdings slammed for weapons investment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... is under pressure to divest its stake in a company that supplies weapons technology to Saudi Arabia from the global community. A study conducted by consumer watchdog and activist group SumOfUs reveals ISH, which is owned by industry superannuation funds ...

Big banks, super funds join forces for sustainability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... co-chair. "Issues such as climate change and human rights have become material to business and the financial services community," he said. "Climate change was recently described by the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia as a 'systemic risk' ...

Charity auction open for FICAP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
The annual Financial Industry Community Aid Program charity fundraiser has kicked off, with an online auction open for bidding. Ahead of FICAP's 2019 'Who Wants to be a Rockstar?' event tomorrow night, the online auction has kicked off with 39 lots ...

NAB ends introducer payments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... "Through the Royal Commission we heard clearly that our actions need to meet the expectations of our customers and the community." "We need to be simpler and more transparent to earn trust. We have to put customers first, to be a better bank." Chronican ...