Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 161 - 170 of 389 results for "Defence"

Westpac admits to failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
On Friday, Westpac filed its defence in the Federal Court in relation to proceedings brought by AUSTRAC regarding alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws. "Westpac accepts the gravity of the issues raised by the ...

Pinnacle adds new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... future. "We are not going to allocate capital to industries with negative social utility such as coal, gambling, tobacco and defence equipment makers. "Pursuing an active engagement agenda on every company held in the portfolio is a key part of our investment ...

Citi hires new investment banking head from Deutsche

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... who heads Citi's baking, capital markets and advisory functions. Cartel has worked on Santos' $17.9 billion successful defence of the EIG/Harbour Energy approach, Unibail-Rodamco's US$25 billion takeover of Westfield, and the A$2.65 billion IPO of Viva ...

How PYS changes caused 34% premium hikes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... with members of four superannuation funds facing premium increases of 34%. Members of Crescent Wealth Super, Members of Defence Bank, Bankfirst and Beyond Bank super funds have seen insurance premiums on their TAL group insurance policies rise by 34%. ...

Group premiums rise 34%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Members of Defence Bank Super and Crescent Wealth Super have been notified their insurance premiums will increase 34%, after TAL advised it would increase premium rates. The funds informed members the changes were as a result of recent legislative changes ...

JPMorgan admits to withholding ANZ shares

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... presented an email sent by Herbert-Smith around the time of the alleged events that referenced a "gentleman's agreement". The defence claims that Herbert-Smith withdrew his initial testimony due to pressure from the ACCC. Lawyers for ANZ, Deutsche and ...

Product provider makes big FASEA promise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... compliance issues because they have chosen a product that claims to be FASEA compliant. "What product you're using isn't a defence," Marshan said. "You still have to be looking at the code holistically and acting in an ethical manner."

Commonwealth Super mulls platform changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... Superannuation Scheme (CSS), Public Sector Superannuation Scheme, Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme, and the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB). It is also responsible for pension payments out of two DB schemes that are now ...

Women in Super: A year of accomplishments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... luncheon's guest speaker was Rabia Siddique, a human rights lawyer and author who in 2007 sued the UK Ministry of Defence for sex discrimination and failing to acknowledge her role in a hostage rescue operation in Iraq. She won the landmark case ...

FASEA chief unaware of dwindling adviser numbers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... of the exchange between Glenfield and Stoker, Australian Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson interrupted several times in defence of FASEA. "They're trying to change a culture; that's the whole point... in an industry that's been malfunctioning for some ...