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Ausbil ESG strategy advances

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 JAN 2019
... manager is almost "naturally incentivised to engage." One recent area of focus has been human rights in the supply chain and modern slavery. "It's something we've had a lot of positive feedback from, even internationally. If a company's business model ...

AFA explains stance on grandfathered commissions

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... rollover and Centrelink deeming rollover treatment so that advisers can actively work with their clients to move them to modern, more competitive products," Anderson said. "In the context of all that complexity, one of the solutions we've put forward ...

Industry fund finds new advice tech partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... additional compliance overlay for advisers to ensure they are acting in their clients' best interests. "BUSSQ now has a modern, best-of-breed approach to digitalising their advice process while making sure the advice provided is of a high quality. There ...

Chief economist update: Faster wages growth a one-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... growth was mainly influenced by increases to the national minimum wage, regularly scheduled enterprise agreement increases, modern awards and salary reviews timed to coincide with the financial year. Of note, the 2017-18 Fair Work Commission annual wage ...

GAM chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... industry... During his tenure as chief executive he has driven a significant program of change that has made us a more modern, diversified and cost-effective business," Scott-Barrett said. Jacob said: "Despite the setback suffered by the business this ...

Royal Commission hits Westpac cash earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
Westpac reported a flat net profit of $8 billion with increased remediation provisions and legal costs weighing on the group's cash earnings. The group recorded a 1% increase in net profit year-on-year to $8.095 billion for the 12 months to September ...

Bravura live on NZ bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... said the partnership with Sonata is an important step in the bank's evolution. "Sonata's rich functionality and modern technical architecture will allow us to continue developing our digital capability and enhancing our customer experience, whilst ...

Temenos scores digital transformation mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... and solutions to best support the needs of our investors and borrowers." Bird added investing in innovative, flexible and modern technologies, and working with key partners such as Temenos is an important part of this approach. Temenos' Australian ...

NAFTA's dead, welcome USMCA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
"We're going to win so much, you're going to be so sick and tired of winning." US President Donald Trump can add the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in his tally of 'wins' after the United States and Canada struck a last ...

AMP, banks respond to RC interim report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
AMP and Australia's big four banks have responded to the Royal Commission's interim report on misconduct in the financial services sector. The report, released on Friday, was scathing in its review of Australia's major players in financial services. ...