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CBA in court for overcharging interest

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
ASIC has commenced proceedings against the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) for overcharged interest to thousands of customers, as revealed during the Royal Commission. In the Federal Court, ASIC will allege that CBA charged a rate of interest on business overdraft ...

Aussies won't top-up ERS losses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
New research reveals that less than half of the Australians that withdrew their super this year plan to direct tax savings towards replacing it. Research from Colonial First State, which looked at a sample of 2000 Australians, found that 16% had withdrawn ...

Finance sector has largest pay gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The financial services sector has taken the inauspicious title of being the industry with the largest gender pay gap. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), COVID-19 has had a disproportionate event effect on women, causing a "pink recession". ...

LGBTI+ leaders list 2020 revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The Outstanding 50 LGBTI+ Leaders 2020 list includes some big names from the financial services industry who have been highlighted for changing perceptions and creating inclusive workplaces. The list was produced by Deloitte in partnership with Energy ...

Zurich to pay super on parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
Employees of Zurich Australia will have access to a new Family Care Policy, including paid leave for all circumstances related to growing their families and continuation of super contributions on unpaid leave. From December 21, the Family Care Policy ...

Retail superannuation funds grilled on member priorities

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
A parliamentary inquiry has again cast doubt over retail superannuation funds' ability to put the best financial interests of members ahead of profit and shareholders. The most recent Standing Committee on Economics into super heard instances of ...

ESG bringing the family together

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing have emerged as a common interest for high net worth families who have competing interests over financial advice, risk and objectives, new research shows. Barclays Private Bank found that by 2030 ...

US analysts fail to add value

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
In a study of 3.8 million analyst forecasts in 45 countries between 1994 and 2019 it has been found that US analysts fail to outperform on average. The research paper, titled Analyst Recommendations and Anomalies Across the Globe by Victor Azvevedo ...

Vanguard, Fidelity, BetaShares rank low on ESG: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
New research from Morningstar has attempted to wade through the greenwashing in funds management based on managers' overall commitment - with some surprising results. The research looked at more than 100 strategies and 40 asset managers to provide ...

Pan-Asian equities to perform well: Longlead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
Despite the tumultuous market conditions brought about this year, Longlead Capital Partners believes Pan-Asia equities are set to deliver a strong performance in 2021. The region delivered positives returns and outperformed global peers in 2020 which ...