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BT Funds Management fined $20m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... deductions being banned. "As the Court finalises these matters against Westpac, we urge Westpac, and other financial institutions, to look at their culture of compliance and invest in systems that mean incorrect charging of fees, premiums and commissions ...

APRA champions flexible financial technology regulation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... translate to limiting change with a view to preserving the status quo." "Nor does it mean protecting incumbent financial institutions, when better, safer and more efficient ways of doing business emerge. "If technology can deliver a financial system ...

New head of markets, securities services at HSBC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... last year. O'Brien is also a promotion from within HSBC. She joined the bank in 2018 as head of the financial institutions group in Australia and New Zealand. HSBC Australia chief executive Kaber Mclean congratulated both on their new positions within ...

Aussie instos commit $50bn to UK projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
AustralianSuper and IFM Investors are among several local institutions that will splash their cash on clean energy, technology, and infrastructure projects in the UK in the coming years. Overnight the UK government announced major investments from AustralianSuper ...

New distribution head at Perennial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... firm as institutional sales director. Comino has more than 20 years' experience in sales at a range of financial institutions including Merrill Lynch, HSBC Asset Management and most recently, Man Group. He will also commence in his new position at ...

War in Ukraine sparks defence spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... medical supplies and financial assistance. Australia has already sanctioned 488 Russian nationals and 33 entities and institutions. The government's outlook for the international economy, included in budget papers, acknowledged the invasion of Ukraine ...

ANZ becomes first Australian bank to develop stablecoin

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... innovation and investment." Zerocap co-founder and chief executive Ryan McCall added that truly understanding the needs of institutions like ANZ was critical to Zerocap playing a role in this ground-breaking initiative. "This is a collaboration that ...

New hire salaries skyrocket: Recruiter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... About 77% of Australian employers intend to increase starting salaries for new hires by 10% - but financial services institutions are offering up to 30% more to get candidates over the line. Latest insights from Robert Half show larger organisations ...

AltX appoints head of property risk

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... with some 25 commercial valuers across offices in Sydney and Melbourne. Civic serviced many of the leading lending institutions in Australia with a focus on commercial, development, going concern and prestige residential first mortgage property valuations ...

AFCA consults on funding

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... impact on total cost and one in five members would experience a decrease in fees. However, the largest financial institutions (accounting for about 10% of AFCA members) would experience an increase in costs. AFCA said this is justified as these large ...