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Financial Circle director convicted, fined

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... included making key decisions on consumer loan arrangements on behalf of Financial Circle, giving instructions to other employees and officers of the company, including its directors, and dealing with staff, wages and invoices, telemarketing scripts ...

Support staff key to advice firm longevity: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... not want to be left behind. Some 43% of firms do not offer bonus schemes, it found. Larger practices (those with three employees or more) tend to pay higher salaries on average for operational roles compared to larger firms. Larger practices also tend ...

ESG impacts on US pension funds tested

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
There is no difference between investment returns for US state pension funds in "blue" states that might be more likely to integrate ESG investment principles and "red" states that are more likely to ban ESG investment strategies, according to Rainmaker ...

Rest welcomes super heavyweights

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
Rest, the industry fund for retail employees has further strengthened its investment team by appointing two high-profile investment professionals. Spirit Super general manager strategy and risk Paul Docherty has arrived as head of portfolio construction ...

Value companies to outperform in 2023: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... tech conglomerates Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Salesforce have already announced plans to layoff a combined 47,000 employees. Although the US tech sector has rallied, it's unprofitable and likely to be short lived, McCormack said. "Investors chasing ...

ESG lead salaries hit $350k: Recruiter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... executive buy in and board buy in, and a lot more investment in the space. "People have options." When seeking a new role, employees cite culture, leadership and recognition as key attributes, in addition to salary and flexibility. In fact, organisations ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... and utility of employment terms, conditions, and practices relating to flexible work arrangements, consultation with employees on issues concerning gender equality in the workplace, and sex-based harassment and discrimination. Minister for women, senator ...

Insignia saves thousands of hours with AI

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... updates Insignia's superannuation rollover information into the its registry systems, freeing up the time of several employees, Insignia said. "Intelligent automation has provided the equivalent of 100 plus full-time workers at one-tenth of the human ...

Summerhayes named Zurich chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... executive Justin Delaney, as we evolve Zurich's proposition and operations for the benefit of our customers and employees," he said. "I am particularly proud of Zurich's commitment, both globally and locally, to achieving critical sustainability ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... starting to implement through a phased-in approach. "Under the RAP you have things like the percentage of Indigenous employees, what type of suppliers you have, how are you progressing Indigenous hires and retention, that kind of disclosure." UBS also ...