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ASIC slams auditors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... difficult judgements on asset values, liabilities, solvency, going concern and disclosures, as well as challenges from remote working arrangements. "Auditors need to respond to these conditions in their audits," she said. ASIC launched its review into ...

GAM records $19bn in outflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... the coming two years. "Our operations have remained resilient and productivity has remained high in a COVID-19 remote working environment, and we are making good progress with our strategy," GAM chief executive Peter Sanderson said. "The accelerated ...

Top equities managers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... performed very well as the market has focused on healthcare solutions, and a favourable view towards online and remote working products and services." He believes this trend will continue for the foreseeable future. High performing managers with healthcare ...

Financial services demands more mental health support

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... health of Australian workers, with reduced hours, the ongoing threat of being laid off and the need to adapt to remote working all converging at once. "In a short space of time, there has been an increase in anxiety around physical safety and fear for ...

Bad news for BDMs despite industry-wide uptick

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... for essential reasons such as staff turnover or parental leave. As a result of COVID-19, a new open mindedness to remote working appears to have emerged too with 35% of employers interviewing and onboard remotely and 60% open to recruiting talent that ...

Road to recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... and personally," he said. "It has seen many organisations already begin transformation, such as transitioning to remote working environments and re-thinking supply chains." "Transformations that might have taken a decade have occurred within mere weeks." ...

A challenge in a Class of its own

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... platforms including emails, Zoom, Slack, and Confluence," he said. "This was critical to be able to communicate for remote working between the two businesses." The lessons learnt from this experience, Russell said, included a fresh insight into the importance ...

Queensland funds delay merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... most organisations, COVID-19 is having an impact on the way QSuper works, with many of our employees moving to remote working arrangements. "We remain fully committed to continuing this work. However, the timelines to complete the due diligence process ...

Advisers adapt as crisis unfolds

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... includes more than 50 adviser support articles, client facing materials, business continuity plans and tips on remote working and staff wellbeing." To reduce costs during this period of volatility, the board and executive team will take a 20% reduction ...

Not the time to sell products

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... impact of the crisis by using technology to ensure the team was capable to deliver despite the difficulties in remote working. Then, they came to a realisation. "The way we've thought about this business from day one is 'What is our client base thinking? ...