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Australian philanthropist donates $100m to journalism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
Sydney will be home to a new journalism institute next year as part of a $100 million commitment to the profession from philanthropist Judith Neilson. The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas will encourage quality and evidence-based journalism ...

ANZ lambasted for breach reporting delays

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
ANZ is the slowest and an "outlier" among the major banks to report significant breaches, the Royal Commission heard this morning. ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott couldn't justify why the bank took 213 days to report significant breaches (despite ...

Charity donates $10m to university

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
Owners of an ASX-listed company donated $10 million to a university with campuses in Coffs Harbor and Queensland to fund research. Marcus Blackmore and wife Catherine of the $2 billion vitamin empire Blackmores made the personal donation to Southern ...

NEOS continues growth trajectory

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
Since launching in mid-2018, life insurance start-up NEOS Life is making strides with the launch of a new product and expedited its underwriting decision times. NEOS managing director Brett Yardley said that most underwriting decisions finalised in ...

Culture dominates shareholder engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
As the Royal Commission sharpens its focus on accountability and corporate culture, an institutional investor says these two issues will now shape conversations with boards more than ever. SSGA senior managing director Susan Darroch said the significant ...

Asset managers join diversity program

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
A $419 billion global investment manager and an Australian boutique are the latest signatories to a campaign aimed at attracting more diverse talent into investing roles. Fidelity International and Yarra Capital Management recently joined the Mercer-led ...

Should banks fund customer litigation?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
NAB chair Ken Henry openly asked the Royal Commission whether the bank should fund customer litigation against itself. Remerging at the Royal Commission, NAB's plan service fee issue became a focal point of discussion between the bank's chair and counsel ...

Vertical integration not to blame

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
Australia's largest financial services institutions all agree - the use of vertically integrated business models in the wealth management arms of banks was not the reason for the industry misconduct exposed in the Royal Commission. In their responses ...

Wealth an unnecessary failure: Thorburn

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn said the venture into wealth management by Australia's big banks was most likely a failure. Opening the final week of hearings into misconduct in financial services today in Melbourne, counsel assisting Michael Hodge ...

BEAR should be expanded, ASIC included: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
ASIC chair James Shipton said he is in favour of applying the Banking Executive Accountability Regime to senior ASIC staff while being quizzed on the regulator's current governance. After telling Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr that he believes ...