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ANZ profits up 45%, dividends double

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
ANZ posted statutory profit after tax in the first half to $2.9 billion, up 45% from 2H20. The bank announced a dividend of 70 cents per share, double of the previous half's dividend. ANZ said key drivers for the increase in its profits were net credit ...

Ethereum overtakes big four banks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... capitalisation surpassing that of the big four banks combined. Ethereum has a US$353 billion market cap, overtaking NAB, Westpac, ANZ and Commonwealth Bank. At the time of publishing, one Ether is worth US$3293. By comparison, the cryptocurrency first ...

Crestone expands national footprint

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... 100 employees. Sonya Brocklehurst will also join Crestone. She was previously a senior private client manager at NAB. Former ANZ private banker James McBride is also joining Crestone, along with former Westpac Private associate director Nicholas Hamersley ...

Iress hires former dealer group chief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... services at IOOF prior to that. Earlier in his career, Kellett was a division director at Macquarie and private client adviser at ANZ Private Bank. Iress confirmed that Kellett will be based in Sydney, reporting to chief commercial officer Michael Blomfield ...

ClearView appoints head of life strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... Maria Falas was most recently Zurich Financial Services' head of mental health and wellness. She held the same role at ANZ/OnePath before its pensions and investments business was acquired by Zurich. In her new role at ClearView, Falas will report ...

AMP chair faces shareholder ire

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... will change. The discussions were not complete and no decisions were made." She did not divulge when or how AMP approached ANZ deputy chief Alexis George to apply for the role, but did confirm that a recruitment firm assisted, vaguely saying: "We had ...

Life industry to launch framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
The life insurance industry is developing a Professional Standards Framework for all claims and underwriting professionals, with support from the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF). The framework is being developed ...

Value managers fight back: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... when diversifying to ensure portfolios have exposure to a range of systematic return drivers," McCabe said. Overall, Westpac, ANZ and NAB were the three largest contributors to the index's performance. Financials were the standout contributor, delivering ...

SuperFriend appoints chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
The workplace mental health and wellbeing organisation has appointed a former ANZ executive as chair, taking over from David Atkin. Elizabeth Proust has over 30 years' experience in leadership roles and spent eight years at ANZ including four years ...

Vanguard Super appoints board

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... management committee at AustralianSuper for about six years, ending in February. She was also a non-executive director at ANZ Staff Superannuation, and the chief financial officer of RACV. Lui is Vanguard's head of international legal and compliance ...