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Afterpay reveals US plans, economic impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... market conditions and other customary listing prerequisites. The BNPL provider also shared new research conducted by Accenture, revealing the economic impact of Afterpay on both retailers and consumers in 2020. According to the report, Afterpay delivered ...

CFOs gain clout in ESG metrics

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... companies are housing the ultimate responsibility for ESG with their chief financial officers, says a new report from Accenture. Accenture interviewed about 1517 finance leaders including chief financial officers from around the globe for the seventh ...

Industry fund expands leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... recently a director of customer, brand and marketing advisory at KPMG Australia, and worked for consultancy firms like Accenture and Nous Group. Chief marketing officer Peter Theordorakopoulos said McLay's experience aligns with the fund's long-term ...

EQT names chair, compliance member

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... Williams and promoted current non-executive director Carol Schwartz as chair. Sedgwick was previously managing director of Accenture's Asia Pacific insurance and wealth practice, and has consulted to listed and unlisted financial services and information ...

GMO launches global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... the benchmarks. Nearly 45% of the portfolio was invested in 10 stocks: Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, UnitedHealth Group, Accenture, Coca-Cola, Oracle, Johnson & Johnson, Facebook and Medtronic. Geographically, 83% of its holdings are from United States ...

Stimulus, ERS pushes spending up 17%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... release of superannuation program, with a sharp uptick in consumer spending. The data from illion and AlphaBeta, part of Accenture, found consumer spending in Australia was up 17%. However, so much of this increase came from people taking out their super ...

Men gamble ERS payment away: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
New data released by illion and AlphaBeta (part of Accenture) shows that there are vast differences in how early release of super payments are being spent between the genders. While women who access their super early are more likely to spend on essential ...

Aussie financial firms struggle to manage risk: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... functions are undoubtedly under immense pressure following the Banking Royal Commission and now, with COVID-19," Accenture Australia and New Zealand managing director Tales Lopes said. "In fact, COVID-19 is showing us that holistic risk management is ...

TAL hires former Rest executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... June 2018, a role he held for about three years. Prior to Rest, he held senior roles at NAB Asset Management, MLC and Accenture. TAL also announced its acquisition of Suncorp Life finalised overnight. Suncorp flagged in August 2018 it will sell its life ...

Midwinter appoints new chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... a crucial role to play here," Hall said. "I'm excited to be bringing my technical knowledge from my time working at Accenture, COIN, Macquarie, and Ernst & Young to Midwinter." Midwinter co-founder and executive director Julian Plummer said Hall's skills ...