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Macquarie chief executive on striking a balance

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... potentially comes into play. You don't think you are doing it." She cited an example from when she led the asset management business. The offices employed a helper, and she noticed after a while that this person had always been a female. Then she ...

Up close and personal: Women in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... industry to not "be frightened of putting yourself first". Keep reading. Debbie Kennedy, chief underwriter and head of new business, MLC Life When Debbie Kennedy relocated to Melbourne from the UK last year, one of the first things she did was become ...

Australia in effective recession: Academic

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... months to December 2018. Consumer spending grew at 0.4% in the quarter. GDP per capita shrunk in both Q3 and Q4. UNSW Business School's Richard Holden labelled the GDP is "very poor" and should be much more than the current headline level. "The ability ...

Scholarships open for women in finance and superannuation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... superannuation. On Wednesday, Women in Super announced its 2019 scholarship program in partnership with AGSM@UNSW Business School. Now in its fifth year running, WIS NSW offers members a scholarship to a leadership course of their choosing at AGSM. There ...

Harder for insurers to dodge claims

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... be prohibited, just like for superannuation products. In September, ClearView admitted it's direct life insurance business had breached the anti-hawking law more than 300,000 times, at the RC public hearings. Stronger codes of practices Another key ...

New initiatives ready advisers for the future

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... platform will now be home to a new study hub, packed with resources to assist existing financial advisers in going back to school to meet FASEA's standards, commencing 1 January. "Using our extensive in-house resources and expertise, as well as a range ...

FICAP launches 2019 program, names new charity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... "Because of your support, we were able to do this... you've inspired us to run a charity with heart but also have some business smarts," said the foundation's spokesperson. FICAP supports three charities each year and the second charity is Learning ...

New degree tackles adviser education standards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
UTS Business School is introducing a new postgraduate financial planning course in 2019 to meet increased adviser demand resulting from FASEA's education standards. The Master of Financial Planning will be suitable to new entrants to the industry ...

Zurich partners for future of work and insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... extensive work we have already published on income protection gaps and the challenges that these bring to people, society, business and governments. These are currently exacerbated by uncertainty in the economy, higher levels of consumer debt and stretched ...

Diversity is the answer to war for talent

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... SIBOS this week, Rachel Cooper, professor in Gender, Work and Employment Relations at the University of Sydney Business School, said that contrary to the experiences of Baby Boomers and Gen X, today's younger employees are better able to address ...