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IFM Investors adds policy director

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... default account doesn't necessarily sound like a good idea. Commenting on Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's recommendation in the banking Royal Commission final report, Dean said stapling may potentially encourage errant behaviour as funds try to sign up ...

ANZ reshuffles leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... management structure to better navigate the challenges facing the sector, ANZ said. Group executive Australia and private banking Mark Hand has been appointed group executive retail and commercial banking. Meanwhile, group executive digital banking Maile ...

Chief economist update: The Fed has hit neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... moving event this week - US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's semi-annual testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the US Senate - turned out to be a bummer. We've seen this movie before. Copied and pasted ...

Local fintech investment soars

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... Financial, formerly known as Alipay, topped the list after a venture capital raise of US$14 billion. KPMG Australia head of banking and global co-lead for fintech Ian Pollari said investment in Australian fintech reached record levels in 2018 in terms ...

Stamford Capital expands into Victoria

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... million. Stamford has appointed Henry Buwalda to lead the Melbourne office. Buwalda was most recently a senior business banking manager with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank in Melbourne. Stamford currently has offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide and has ...

Scholarships open for women in finance and superannuation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... helping to support the pathway to leadership for our members," said Lata McNulty, chair of WIS NSW. Similarly, Women in Banking and Finance (WiBF) runs a leadership scholarship program with TurksLegal. The program gives WiBF members an opportunity to ...

Major shareholders defy proxy advisers: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... "The increased scrutiny placed on board performance and corporate governance in the wake of the Royal Commission into the Banking and Financial Services sector has led to investors increasingly forming their own independent views on company remuneration ...

Royal Commission recommendations split industry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... Financial Standard' s latest spot poll. About a third (31%) surveyed by Financial Standard last week believed the banking Royal Commission final recommendations were a missed opportunity to implement major reforms. Meanwhile, about the same number ...

Royal Commission dampens superannuation success

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
Findings from the banking Royal Commission has overshadowed Australia's superannuation system scoring the top spot in a global study of pension markets. Willis Towers Watson and the Thinking Ahead Institute named Australia as the number one pension ...

Challenger adds new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... investor base is non-retail - institutions, wholesale investor or sophisticated investors such as through the private banking channel. Challenger yesterday posted its results for the first half of FY19. The group's statutory net profit after tax (or ...