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Hearts and Minds donates almost $10m to charity

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... portfolio is concentrated in a relatively small number of securities (only 28 as of June 30), it is overweight to communications, technology and consumer discretionaries compared to its benchmark. "These sectors have performed well over the past year ...

QBE chief exits after workplace complaint

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... female employee. Following the investigation, the board concluded Regan's "poor judgement" concerning workplace communications did not meet the standards set out in its group code of ethics and conduct. QBE group chair Mike Wilkins, who will step into ...

ASIC names operations, risk leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... that it will closely monitor the impact of COVID-19 on insurance offerings. This includes reviewing trustees' communications about insurance to consumers, making sure it is clear and balanced. Likewise for the life insurance sector, ASIC will monitor ...

Argo Infrastructure posts $9.3m loss, but increases dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... fell, hit by a combination of supply and demand shocks in energy markets during the second half." In contrast, the communications sector, including cell phone towers and data centres, advanced strongly amid the downturn - as a shift to working from home ...

Law firm summarises report AMP won't release

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... governing the investigation into her harassment matter, including the terms of reference for the investigations and communications between the independent lawyer - QC Andrew Burns - who conducted the investigation and AMP. AMP did release one paragraph ...

ASIC relaxes IPO red tape

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... legislation to grant relief for voluntary escrow arrangements requested by public companies and pre-prospectus communications to stakeholders. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said: "Given the significant costs involved in undertaking an IPO, our new ...

Law firm demands Pahari documents from AMP

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... terms of reference provided to QC Andrew Burns, who undertook the investigation. The firm also wants to see all communications between Burns and AMP and AMP's lawyers regarding Szlakowski's complaint and the investigation, a copy of the draft report ...

AIST veteran tenders resignation

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... her tenure with AIST, Mannix-White worked with the Make-A-Wish Foundation as its general manager of marketing and communications, based in Melbourne. She had previously worked with the Tasmanian Convention Bureau as its marketing manager for nine years ...

FSC calls for scaled advice model

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... Electronic Transactions Regulations 2000 to remove exemptions under superannuation law and allow for electronic communications for all aspects of superannuation. In the funds management arena, the FSC recommended the government increase the cost of the ...

Cyber criminals jump on ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... the ERS scheme. "One of the high-risk issues have been the impersonation of legitimate government websites and communications," he said. "The ACCC is responding to increased scam activity by engaging in disruption, awareness training and sharing intelligence ...