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Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... There's no silver bullet. Commit to flexible working policies, ensure employees have equal opportunities to progress, monitor promotions to ensure they are free from unconscious bias and link pay to market value so those who don't negotiate their ...

Westpac best for ESG reporting in Australia: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... the highest-ranked company in the ASX 50 for levels of transparency on ESG issues, according to the Currie Global ESG Monitor (GEM) study. The positive ESG result for the bank may be surprising given Westpac was fined $1.3 billion after an AUSTRAC investigation ...

Venture capital firm in data breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... spokesperson confirmed, adding there is "no cause for concern, but we take cyber security very seriously and will continue to monitor the matter". In a data breach notice sent to California's Office of the Attorney General, Sequoia Capital wrote ...

ATO begins stimulus fraud convictions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has started cracking down on those who fraudulently accessed government stimulus measures in relation to COVID-19 with the first conviction. Raed Saleh was convicted in the Heidelberg Magistrates Court of three counts ...

Goldman Sachs launches robo-adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
Goldman Sachs has launched a robo-investment offering that helps retail clients achieve their financial goals by automatically rebalancing their portfolios with the use of exchange-traded funds. Marcus Invest offers over 50 ETF products invested in ...

The future of quality advice: SMSFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... environment capability and being clear with clients is key," he said. In addition, Ryan suggested advisers proactively monitor client portfolios and accounts to pick up on any issues early rather than reflecting on an audit. Looking forward, both Ryan ...

Revolution hires to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
The private debt boutique has added a former Challenger investor as a portfolio manager, and an associate portfolio manager from JANA. Steve Sutinen has joined Revolution Asset Management as a portfolio manager. He spent 21 years at Challenger, including ...

CommSec launches trade knowledge tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... performance. "It's helpful to think of investing as just the beginning of your share market journey. It's important to regularly monitor the markets and your portfolio, and understand your risk appetite," Burns said. "Knowing how to keep track of your ...

Banks return $1.2bn for bad advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... large-scale review and remediation of customers who received non-compliant advice in the same period. ASIC said it continues to monitor the ongoing implementation of the institutions' customer review and remediation programs.

ASIC imposes licence conditions on Poynter Hargraves

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... expects licensees to have robust controls in place for managing conflicts of interest and adequate audit processes to monitor and supervise their representatives," the regulator said. "AFS licensees should conduct sufficient periodic audits of all their ...