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Australia ahead in gender diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... individuals supporting it, and chairs and directors believing in it, she adds. In terms of which industries are gaining the most ground, it's a mixed bag. Richardson says financial services tend to do well in terms of the big banks and super funds taking ...

QSuper hires head of employers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... appointed to the role next year. The fund credited him for building the fund's in-house investment management team from ground up.

FSC extends life code consultation deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
The Financial Services Council is extending the consultation period for the second iteration of its life code until 31 January 2019. The draft FSC Life Insurance Code of Practice was first released for consultation in November 2018, proposing 30 changes ...

NEOS Life expands to the west coast

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... (QLD/NT). Managing director Brett Yardley said the latest addition to NEOS shows that "we've been able to provide an on-the-ground, local presence in Western Australian so soon after our launch." NEOS recently appointed Sargon as the trustee of its ...

Australian Ethical divests IOOF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
Australian Ethical is in the process of divesting its $8.8 million stake in IOOF. Australian Ethical head of ethics research Stuart Palmer said the decision was driven by IOOF's failure to put governance and conflicts management arrangements into ...

Xinja funds platform for growth

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... mortar-based banking," Wilson said. Wilkinson expects Xinja to maintain its appeal well into 2019 and beyond. "Xinja hit the ground running with its first equity crowdfund and interest continued to remain strong from previous and new investors who were ...

Equip wins $190m superannuation mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... airports globally. It has 11 catering facilities in Australia and employs more than 4000 staff across its catering, cargo and ground-handling businesses. Qantas' food business includes Q Catering and Snap Fresh. Q Catering has centres in Sydney ...

ASFA, ISA, FSC weigh in on the final report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... Commission is abandoning the proven, low-cost industrial default system in favour of a choice-first architecture that has been ground zero for consumer harm. "A workplace default framework is a necessary counterweight to finance sector sales tactics," ...

MetLife Australia wins tech award

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
Over the Christmas break, MetLife Australia's tech team took home an international award for its claims platform launched to Statewide Super's members last year. MetLife chief information officer Tim Batten's team snagged a spot on ACORD's ...

Chief economist update: ECB bids farewell to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... interest rates" is speculated to be sometime during the late summer of 2019 or "before the last leaf of autumn touched the ground, touched the ground." (The Cascades). To be sure, the ECB has boxed itself into a corner. Reneging on its forward guidance ...