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Westpac prioritises risk management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... quarter, buoyed by a one-off impairment benefit of $501 million. Westpac group chief executive Peter King said: "It has been a good start to the year with higher earnings, a stronger economy, and solid progress on our fix, simplify, perform strategic ...

CBA guilty of deceptive conduct

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... steps to rectify this error after it was identified, this resulted in customers continuing to be overcharged." "Investment in good systems needs to be prioritised by all financial services institutions to ensure trust in our financial system is re-built ...

Chief economist update: Red metal turning red hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... pervasive use in industries - from car manufacturing to electrical goods to construction to solar panels, etc. - makes it a good contemporaneous (if not a leading) indicator of economic activity. Hence, the moniker Doctor Copper. China's - the world's ...

Statewide warns of cold calls to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... into Statewide Super and the industry fund was able to continue the insurance cover associated with the super account. "The good news is this member spoke with us after feeling really uneasy about his decision and we were able to help him reverse the ...

Hume slams superannuation circus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... important policy area less partisan". "We're not there yet but I'm very optimistic and hopeful that we'll make some good progress."

Aussie super funds and Biden's US infra push

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... agenda. Additionally, the administration believes these initiatives will create jobs, he said, as its mantra is "creating good paying or 'union jobs' creates middle-class jobs". At this stage, details about the conditions on funding the government ...

Financial sector has deep pockets for philanthropy: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... won't be enough. "Sustainable philanthropy is about a change in thinking, not just the rise in dollar donations. The good news of 2020 is that this change of thinking seems to be hardening and we can only hope will propel corporate philanthropy nicely ...

Industry funds pool $61bn of assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... viable alternative to mergers and acquisitions, especially for smaller funds that are otherwise well-performing and delivering good and valued member outcomes. "Hostplus' PST provides other APRA-regulated funds, and especially smaller funds, a viable ...

Ares backs out of AMP bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... extraordinary year, with significant internal change and the initiation of a portfolio review in 2H 20. The review has made good progress, assessing options for the group's assets businesses, and we are confident of bringing it to a conclusion in ...

CBA slashes profits, boosts dividends

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... 10.8%." Excluding the impacts of COVID-19, Comyn added that the alternate measure of cash NPAT, is flat and reflects "a very good result". For the funds management business, assets under management grew to $18.1 billion from $16.7 billion year on year. ...