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Industry pledges Uluru statement support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
Twenty-one financial institutions have come together to sign an open letter pledging their support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which calls for an established First Nations voice in the constitution. The signing was prompted by the second ...

Aussies instos join fight against weapons

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... remove controversial weapons from global indices. Colonial First State and Vision Super have become signatories to an open letter calling for the exclusion of weapons - such as anti-personnel mines, cluster munitions, biological and chemical weapons ...

Chief economist update: Erdogan's Turkey is cooked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... the limelight/spotlight-hogging president of the US. Donald Trump didn't take to Twitter this time, he penned an open letter to tell all and sundry that what was to become a historic event - a US/North Korea tete-a-tete about peace - on June 12 in ...

Major super funds urge asset manager code adoption

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
Six leading superannuation funds have signed an open letter by the CFA Institute asking asset manager to adhere to a code of conduct in an effort to protect the interest of members. Australian Ethical, AustralianSuper, First State Super, Kinetic Super ...

Royal Commission begins in February

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... conventional, focused approach. It will not be a never-ending lawyers' picnic." The inquiry was formed following an open letter to Turnbull from the big four banks, requesting you and your government to act to ensure a properly constituted inquiry into ...

ASIC puts corner-cutting advisers on notice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... advisers had falsely claimed to have witnessed the signing of several Beneficiary Nomination Forms by clients. In an open letter to NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn, FSU local executive secretary Darren Martin claimed it had been acceptable and customary ...

Financial services industry welcomes 'Yes' result

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... investment managers BT Financial Group and State Street - registered their support marriage equality via signing an open letter which supported "diversity in the workforce" and argued that the "rights and liberties of all individuals are sacrosanct." ...

Financial services leaders push for marriage equality

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... to banking institutions CBA and Westpac, and investment managers BT Financial Group and StateStreet have signed an open letter which supports "diversity in the workforce", and argues that the "rights and liberties of all individuals are sacrosanct." ...

Banks continue campaign to discredit SA bank tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... would have as the South Australian Liberal opposition confirmed it will move to block the tax's implementation. In an open letter to South Australian customers, ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said imposing such a tax would make the state a much more ...

FSU calls out NAB for lack of standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... Financial Planning adviser falsely claimed to have witnessed the signing of Beneficiary Nomination Forms by clients. In an open letter to Thorburn, FSU local executive secretary Darren Martin writes that it has been acceptable and customary within NAB ...